Evel Knievel “Loses Fight for Life”
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Famous motorcycle stuntman loses liver fight. Robert Craig “Evel” Knievel was born in Butte, Montana, in 1938, the first of two children born to Robert E. and Ann Kehoe Knievel. His surname is of German origin; his great-great-grandparents on his father’s side emigrated to the United States from Germany.[3] Robert and Ann divorced in 1940, after the birth of their second child, Nic. Both parents decided to leave Butte. Evel was raised by paternal grandparents, Ignatius and Emma Knievel. At the age of eight, Robert Knievel attended a Joie Chitwood Auto Daredevil Show, which he gave credit to for his later career choice, to become a motorcycle daredevil. Almost every jump he did was on a Harley Davidson motorcycle. Knievel ended high school after sophomore year and got a job in the copper mines with the Anaconda Mining Company as a diamond drill operator . He was then promoted to surface duty where he drove a large earth mover. Knievel was dismissed when he made the earth mover do a motorcycle-type wheelie and drove it into Butte’s main power line. The incident left the city without electricity for several hours. Idle, Knievel began to find himself in more and more trouble around Butte. After a police chase in 1956 in which he crashed his motorcycle, Knievel was taken to jail on a charge of reckless driving. When the night jailer came around to check the roll, he noted Robert Knievel in one cell and William Knofel in the other. Knofel was well known as “Awful Knofel …
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14 Comments
December 26th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Thanks Scouse.
December 26th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
Is right Eddie Steele. Good read.
December 26th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
i am a born and bred englishman…. and would just like to say i agree with your statement. i followed Evels life since the age of 5. He was a true pioneer and had balls of steel. His XR750 in comparison with todays dirt bikes is like jumping a super tanker. Truly the father of long rangebike jumping. RIP Evel Knievel. Take it easy man..
December 26th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
man, listen to this Lame Brit, trying to tell everyone Evel was “Best known for his Failed Snake river attempt” . christ. using a bit of “Brit” slang myself, “what a Twat!” idiot.
this man is a F’n Legend. he deserves grande Props, get it people? and this retard reporter with his Fuckin’ Accent, “Disses” Evel with that totally untrue, misquoted statement.
Evel was “Best Known” for being a Fuckin’ Superstar, a TRUE MAN, and successfully jumping his bike many times. fact
December 26th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
you spelled meant wrong. jackass.
December 26th, 2010 at 8:58 pm
the guy ran away from grammar class…
December 26th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
Your posts are full of win…!
December 26th, 2010 at 9:39 pm
wow if your tryin to correct me on artard you truly are 1. shut the fuck up you stupid dumb shit artard. tell you what, when you figure out what it means you wont be one anymore
December 26th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
Hey dumb shit, I believe I proved my point. What the hell is “artard”. I think you ment “retard”. It obviously takes one to know one!!!!!!
December 26th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
learn how to read. thats how ppl type to save space artard
December 26th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
learn how to write and spell!
December 26th, 2010 at 10:39 pm
oh im sorry robbie was his son. but yano wat i dont give a shit
December 26th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
he was a dick. every1 butt butte ppl like him. hes supposed to be our town hero and he treated every1 like shit. he stole nething that wasnt nailed down and he just didnt give a shit. i sons even worse though. he said he wasnt gana go to evil knieval days unless they renamed it jamie knieval days and some other bullshit too
December 27th, 2010 at 12:16 am
R.I.P Evel xx