Admin Wie ist Evel Knievel gestorben?
30. November 2007
Evel Knievel/Sterbedatum
Was ist mit Evel Knievel passiert?
„Amerikas legendärer Draufgänger“ ist im Alter von 69 Jahren gestorben. Seit Jahren hatte Knievel an Diabetes und Lungenfibrose gelitten. Dabei hat den Stuntman so leicht nichts umgehauen: In seiner Karriere brach er sich 40 Mal die Knochen.
Wie viele Knochenbrüche hatte Evel?
Nach dem Rücktritt unterstützte er seinen Sohn Robbie bei dessen Stuntshows. Diesem gelang später der Sprung über den Grand Canyon. Insgesamt hatte Evel Knievel in seinem Leben 38 Unfälle, bei denen er teils mehrfache Knochenbrüche erlitt, insgesamt waren es 433 Knochenbrüche.
What is the meaning of Evel Knievel?
Freebase(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Evel Knievel, born Robert Craig Knievel, was an American daredevil, painter, entertainer, and international icon. In his career he attempted over 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and in 1974, a failed jump across Snake River Canyon in the Skycycle X-2, a steam-powered rocket.
How many jumps did Evel Knievel do?
Evel Knievel, born Robert Craig Knievel, was an American daredevil, painter, entertainer, and international icon. In his career he attempted over 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and in 1974, a failed jump across Snake River Canyon in the Skycycle X-2, a steam-powered rocket.
How old was Evel Knievel when he became a daredevil?
Evel Knievel. At the age of eight, Knievel attended a Joie Chitwood auto daredevil show, to which he gave credit for his later career choice as a motorcycle daredevil. Knievel was a cousin of the former Democratic Congressman from Montana, Pat Williams (b. 1937).
What was the cause of death of Knievel?
Knievel died of pulmonary disease in Clearwater, Florida, aged 69. In his obituary in the British newspaper The Times, Knievel was described as one of the greatest American icons of the 1970s. Knievel was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999.