Daredevil Evel Knievel died Friday at the age of 69. He had been in failing health for years including diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis.
I remember buying Evel Knievel trading cards when I was in 1st grade...balls of steel....R.I.P.
For any Knievel fans who have not seen the comedy "Hot Rod" I highly recommend it even to non fans for that matter..it pays loving and hilarious tribute to the kind of guys that are driven to do these crazy stunts...Like Rod, the title character of "Hot Rod" states while barely clinging to consciousness : " Life is pain..and you have to scrape every bit of joy you can out of it any chance you get..."
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I remember when he was on tv trying to jump that canyon on a rocket........he fell back into the canyon..but it was awesome.....evel knievel was our hero back then.....
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