27
May/2010

by JackDouglas

My last leap, Evel Knievel

Originally published in the Guardian on 27 May 1975

 

Dennis Barker The Guardian, Thursday 27 May 2010

Evel Knievel reached a grim end to his career as the world's most spectacular stunt jumper yesterday afternoon when he jumped over 13 side-by-side London buses on his motorcycle, somersaulted off at 80mph just after landing, and finished unconscious with his machine on top of him.... Read More

27
May/2010

by JackDouglas

The Harley-Davidson Museum is hosting an exhibit on motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Harley-Davidson Museum is hosting an exhibit on motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel.

Wednesday marks the 35th anniversary of his Wembley Stadium jump in London, where he crashed and broke his back while trying to jump over 13 buses.

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07
Sep/2009

by 7inchDaredevil

"In the old days they, the promoters, wanted more and more from me. They wanted me to jump or spill my blood and break my bones. Every time they wanted me to jump further, and further, and further. Hell, they thought my bike had wings."

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07
Sep/2009

by 7inchDaredevil

Dying is a part of living and none of us is going to get out of here alive." -- Evel Knievel

07
Sep/2009

by 7inchDaredevil

Knievel would regularly share his anti-drug message, as it was another one of his core values. Knievel would preach an anti-drug message to children and adults before each of his stunts. One organization that Knievel regularly slammed for being drug dealers was the Hells Angels. A near-riot erupted on March 3, 1971, at the Cow Palace when a tire-iron (or coke can according to the Hells Angels) was thrown at Knievel during his stunt show, and Knievel and a majority of the spectators fought bac... Read More