The Day the Last Gladiator Died.

[Sam_Fear]

One of the true American legends.

 

[roddguy1]

Is this Evil Knevil?

 

[Sam_Fear]

You know it!

 

[Bonehead]

I grew up jumping my bicycle over all kinds of stuff. I got to sit and talk with him one day, when he was much older. He struck me as bitter, and mean. But still a legend.

 

[maverickmk]

Boy, how old is that first pic Sam?
I met him at Bike Week several years ago in Daytona and I agree with you Bonehead, he was not a lot of fun to hang out with. Somewhat of a crank-a-potimus.

 

[Dr Crankenstein]

crank-a-potimus? I resemble that remark.

Evel Knievel: 433 broken bones... the legend and the defense rest.

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[Sam_Fear]

Boy, how old is that first pic Sam?

1966 - Think it was his first Daredevil show.

I can imagine why he was a crank. That many broken bones probably has gotta cause ya some pain in old age. He probably never figured he'd live half that long.

 

[choppinczech]

My Dad took me to see him jump some school buses when I was a kid in Colorado.

I have it on DVD transferred from a home movie camera.

And I fondly remember playing with my Stunt Cycle.

 

[26Troadster]

when i saw this movie it was really to first i heard of him, or it seems like just before i saw this movie. evil knievel was one bad dude.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067069/

 

[Camo King]

I have one of those stunt cycles! Used to be my moms and I played with it quite a bit.

 

[21willys]

I watched a show about him a little while ago. Pretty much everyone who knew him said he was a jerk.

I watched his son jump a bunch of antique tractors at the Indiana state fair when I was a kid. The little bit that I was around him he seamed to be a cool guy.