Daredevil Robbie Knievel

2023 - 1 - 13

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Robbie Knievel, a Motorcycle Daredevil Like His Father, Dies at 60 (The New York Times)

Mr. Knievel followed his father, Evel Knievel, into the high-flying, bone-shattering world of motorcycle stunts, jumping the Grand Canyon, a steam train and ...

“My dad struggled with the idea of passing the baton to me,” Mr. “He saw me as one of the many competitors who were trying to outjump him, but in reality I was his biggest fan.” Knievel wrote that he became so anxious that he developed a fever, but he remembered his father’s advice: “It’s normal for you to be nervous. But Evel Knievel remained an enduring influence in his life. Robbie Knievel would entertain crowds with “wheelie shows,” he wrote in the essay, riding around on his back tire before his father’s jumps. Robert Edward Knievel was born on May 7, 1962, in Butte, Mont. Robbie Knievel’s jumps, like his father’s, resulted in many cracked bones, including several vertebrae. Knievel told reporters afterward, a thumb hanging from his leather “RK” belt buckle, The Las Vegas Sun reported. [more than 200 feet over 30 limousines](https://apnews.com/article/a7978b5406822d84742fb88069f0d535) at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. “I had never seen him so emotional.” Knievel, decked out in a star-spangled, white-leather suit, vaulted 150 feet over the fountains at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Mr.

Robbie Knievel, daredevil son of Evel Knievel, dies at 60 (KTVH)

Robbie Knievel, son of legendary stuntman Evel Knievel, has died at the age of 60, his brother, Kelly Knievel told CBS News on Friday.

"If you look at his jumps, that's what he should be known for. "Daredevils don't live easy lives," his brother said. "It was expected," his brother told CBS News.

Daredevil Robbie Knievel, son of Evel Knievel, dies at 60 (Tyler Morning Telegraph)

LAS VEGAS — He was a natural-born daredevil who managed to achieve something even his father couldn't — which is saying something, considering that dad was ...

Legendary stuntman Robbie Knievel has died (KLAS - 8 News Now)

The son of legendary daredevil Evel Knievel, Robbie Knievel, died on Friday morning after a cancer battle, TMZ reports.

Robbie Knievel, Daredevil Son of Evel Knievel, Is Dead at 60 (LA Magazine)

Robbie Kneivel, who spent his life in the family business of defying death, passed away on Friday after a fight with pancreatic cancer.

[corvettes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXNxV9eIESs) in Texas, 24 cars in [Estes Park](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slgg65AwefY), and a row of 24 [cargo trucks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYQ0ck-OW9Q) in Ohio. [bone shattering stunts](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/us/robbie-knievel-dead.html). [Jockey Club Towers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbYfhaD88u8) and soared 231 feet over a line of limousines at the Tropicana Hotel. “I’m the father of the greatest daredevil in the world.” His last jump took place in [Coachella](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8AMqjfR6h0&t=3s) in 2011. and they had to put me to sleep to get the pavement out of my ass a couple times,” he told the [Green Bay Press-Gazette](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/daredevil-robbie-knievel-died-60-195227782.html#:~:text=The%20elder%20Knievel%20was%20said,in%20the%201960s%20and%20'70s.) in 1998. Coachella, although jaw dropping, was by no means the longest, highest, or wildest stunt for a man whose accomplishments include clearing the [ Sign up for our newsletters today.](https://www.lamag.com/newsletters/) [Grand Canyon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_cqmCtZmpI) and flying length-wise over a moving [steam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bu72bADGuA%5d) train. [reports](https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/13/robbie-knievel-daredevil-son-evel-knievel-dead-dies-stuntman-stunts/). But arguably his most memorable performance was when he flew over the fountains of [Caesar’s Palace](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGwiNbxAJ24), the Times [reported](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/us/robbie-knievel-dead.html), accomplishing what his father hadn’t been able to years prior. [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robbie-knievel-dies-age-60-evel-knievels-son/).

Record-Setting Daredevil Robbie Knievel Dead at 60 (Vulture)

Kaptain Robbie Knievel, the stunt performer who followed in the daredevil footsteps of his father Evel Knievel, has died at age 60.

Don’t do this,’” Knievel recalled in a [1998 interview.](https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/entertainment/2023/01/13/robbie-knievel-dead-at-60-made-record-jump-at-oneida-casino-in-1998/69806492007/) “But when you have 50,000 people cheering you on and you grew up with that guy, who was almost superhuman, I said, ‘That’s what I want to do.’” Knievel went on to complete some jumps that even his dad hadn’t been able to clear, including the Caesars Palace fountains in Las Vegas. “My dad used to sit in the back of the ambulance and say to my older brother and I, ‘Look at me. According to his official [website](http://www.legendofknievel.com/#), the stunt performer also known as “Kaptain Robbie Knievel” logged 350 jumps and 20 world records over the course of his career.

Motorcycle daredevil Robbie Knievel dies at age 60 (UPI.com)

Motorcycle daredevil Robbie Knievel, who emulated his famous father Evel Knievel with spectacular jumps at American landmarks, has died at age 60, ...

I'm like the last of the Mohicans." "My dad passed away," he says in the film. "I've carried the name on for so long -- there's only one Knievel.