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You have so many things wrong in this video. Evel didn't retire in 1976 and the Shark Jump was in 1977. You said he jumped the sharks in 1976 and also said he jumped the sharks in 1977. Evel jumped again in 1979. And the term Jump the Shark had nothing to do with Evel Knievel, only Happy Days.
I always admired him, I wanted to be him, he inspired me to wanna be a Hollywood stuntman, it never happened, but I did try several jumps on my bicycle, jumped off our garage, it had a flat roof, I jumped the 16 steps at my grade school, yeah I was crazy then
The Evel Knievel movie starring George Hamilton is worth a watch. BTW, the famous film of the crash when jumping the fountains at Caesar's Palace was shot by Linda Evans, who was married to John Derek at the time. She'd later go on to star on Dynasty in the 80's.
2 great stories about Evel; his first “retirement” happened after his crash at Wembley Stadium. Frank Gifford from ABC was covering it for Wide World of Sports and was on the field when he crashed. He ran over to Evel and the first thing he said to Frank was “Get that broad outta my hotel room!” The Wembley crash partially happened because Evel saw how far he’d be jumping and knew he’d be short in his landing but also knew there was no way Harley Davidson get the parts to him fast enough to change the gearing (No FedEx back then) and he didn’t want to disappoint 80K fans
It's nice to see Evel get some recognition even if some of your facts are wrong. He was my childhood hero and friend, was a great guy who's greatly missed by all of us who knew and loved him..
He’s a legend and will always be remembered for pushing the limits of stunt jumping. He lived his life to the fullest and loved his family till he passed away. In a way he made Harley Davidson famous and made the profession for stunt people more present, respectful acknowledgment of pushing the limits. He was a historical legend and icon that will always be remembered for his passion for entertainment, ultimate adrenaline rush. Thanks 🙏 Sir Evel, RIH. A tribute that’s celebrating, 😢 video.
That last jump you shown where he crashed was at SF COW PALACE his second time there.I was there that night.I met Evel in a bar in 1987.I was thrilled to meet my childhood hero.He offered me a beer , I said I would prefer to buy you a drink Evel , we talked for about 45 minutes. RIP Evel.
Remember Evel and the stunts he performed, the stunts always kept the watcher of Evel " on the edge of their seats." It was good clean entertainment to say the least. RIP EVEL KNIEVEL 🙏
Evel was the man when I was growing up. Seeing him in London on the Wide World of Sports and all those Cadillac's was like seeing Elvis or Royalty. He had me jumping 5 of my friends on my Schwinn one friend was under the ramp but it counted as 5 in my book. I then jumped a VW Beetle on my schwinn. Little tip.. Don't jump anything if you have an upset stomach.. Its pretty embarrassing having to do the walk of shame in front of your friends.
Who Didn't Love Watching Evel Knievel Break Almost Every Bone In His Body? But He Did What He Loved, & People Enjoyed Watching A Daredevil Take A Motorcycle, & Make It Fly. He Was Truly " The KING OF THE DAREDEVILS". SIHP RCEK, NUMBER1.
The reason he crashed so many times is he was performing jumps with bikes that were way too heavy to be jumping and had almost no suspension. Triumphs and Sportsters (even stripped down versions) are street bikes, not dirt bikes. That said, he was a great showman but there was no need for him to hurt himself nearly as much as he did. Riding Yamaha YZs or Honda CRs would've kept him out of hospital most of the time. If you do this for a living you WILL crash but would your rather 35 broken bones or just 5 broken bones?
Very true, Robbie Knievel used a modified dirt bike and jumped further than his Dad ever could, he even became the first to successfully jump the Cesars Palace fountains
I respected him and his son! It takes a lot of hutspa to do what they both did! It's pretty ironic that they had such an appropriate surname that fit their vocation perfectly! Somewhat like the fictional cartoon character Speed Racer! He was way cooler than the Fonz! Goodbye!
Wrong. He broke ~35 bones, many of them multiple times. He claimed to have been in a coma after Caesars Palace...totally fabricated. He claimed to been hospitalized for three years total in his career...verifiable BS. A lot of his stories were pure BS.
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You have so many things wrong in this video. Evel didn't retire in 1976 and the Shark Jump was in 1977. You said he jumped the sharks in 1976 and also said he jumped the sharks in 1977. Evel jumped again in 1979. And the term Jump the Shark had nothing to do with Evel Knievel, only Happy Days.
I was a kid in the '70s and nothing was bigger than Evel Knievel. I can't even name a modern equivalent. He was the biggest entertainer of the '70s
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Evel made stunt jumping what it is. His death-defying stunts was out of this world. Evel Knievel is a True Dare Devil! Rest in peace, Evel!!
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I grew up loving Knievel. We made our own ramps which impressed the kids in our neighbourhood. It seems like yesterday.
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I always admired him, I wanted to be him, he inspired me to wanna be a Hollywood stuntman, it never happened, but I did try several jumps on my bicycle, jumped off our garage, it had a flat roof, I jumped the 16 steps at my grade school, yeah I was crazy then
Evel Knievel is the greatest stunt jumper ever. So He didn't had no more prove to people. He's a Legend. Evel will never be forgotten.
He knew when to stop, I respect that.
R.I.P. Evel Knievel the Dare Devil🤘🏻😈🤘🏻
The Evel Knievel movie starring George Hamilton is worth a watch. BTW, the famous film of the crash when jumping the fountains at Caesar's Palace was shot by Linda Evans, who was married to John Derek at the time. She'd later go on to star on Dynasty in the 80's.
I met him on a golf course practice tee! He was very nice !
Evel Knievel was one of my heroes as a kid. I was thrilled when my dad took me to see him jump at the Kingdome in Seattle when I was seven.
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Evel Knievel was Mr. 1970s entertainment, everyone, loved Evel Knievel he was the epitome of America. 🇺🇲
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He came to his senses.
2 great stories about Evel; his first “retirement” happened after his crash at Wembley Stadium. Frank Gifford from ABC was covering it for Wide World of Sports and was on the field when he crashed. He ran over to Evel and the first thing he said to Frank was “Get that broad outta my hotel room!”
The Wembley crash partially happened because Evel saw how far he’d be jumping and knew he’d be short in his landing but also knew there was no way Harley Davidson get the parts to him fast enough to change the gearing (No FedEx back then) and he didn’t want to disappoint 80K fans
I thought he was nuts as I followed him through out his career! But Damm he sure had balls I’ll give him that! Wow
Evel told me I had balls!
the daring young man and his flying machine it said in a dirt bike magazine early 70's. i still remember that as a kid
The man was my hero
Interesting story, I liked watching him, great video thanks 💖😁
It's nice to see Evel get some recognition even if some of your facts are wrong. He was my childhood hero and friend, was a great guy who's greatly missed by all of us who knew and loved him..
He and Bruce Lee were my heroes growing up in the early 70s
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Evel was a good man. Thanks for your work.
Evel Knievel is the All Time Greatest Daredevil - nobody comes close - when he jumped at King's island it was must see tv
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He’s a legend and will always be remembered for pushing the limits of stunt jumping. He lived his life to the fullest and loved his family till he passed away. In a way he made Harley Davidson famous and made the profession for stunt people more present, respectful acknowledgment of pushing the limits. He was a historical legend and icon that will always be remembered for his passion for entertainment, ultimate adrenaline rush. Thanks 🙏 Sir Evel, RIH. A tribute that’s celebrating, 😢 video.
Evel’s appearances on Wide World of Sports rank in the top 10 of highest rated shows
That last jump you shown where he crashed was at SF COW PALACE his second time there.I was there that night.I met Evel in a bar in 1987.I was thrilled to meet my childhood hero.He offered me a beer , I said I would prefer to buy you a drink Evel , we talked for about 45 minutes.
RIP Evel.
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Remember Evel and the stunts he performed, the stunts always kept the watcher of Evel " on the edge of their seats." It was good clean entertainment to say the least. RIP EVEL KNIEVEL 🙏
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I like the video. I liked watching him do his jumps. I didn't know about his children.
When I was a kid in the 70's we'd do the Evel Knievel thing and set up a makeshift ramp and jump our bikes over stuff.
Evel was the man when I was growing up. Seeing him in London on the Wide World of Sports and all those Cadillac's was like seeing Elvis or Royalty.
He had me jumping 5 of my friends on my Schwinn one friend was under the ramp but it counted as 5 in my book. I then jumped a VW Beetle on my schwinn. Little tip.. Don't jump anything if you have an upset stomach.. Its pretty embarrassing having to do the walk of shame in front of your friends.
Who Didn't Love Watching Evel Knievel Break Almost Every Bone In His Body? But He Did What He Loved, & People Enjoyed Watching A Daredevil Take A Motorcycle, & Make It Fly. He Was Truly " The KING OF THE DAREDEVILS". SIHP RCEK, NUMBER1.
He once said if he had the motorcycles they have today.. he could've jumped over the moon..
That heavy bike with inadequate suspension contributed to his many falls.Eddie kid said the same .
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Since he couldn't become vice president of the insurance company he became the insurance company's worst nightmare.
Biggest fan
Last. He retired because he could hardly walk after breaking every bone in his body numerous times.
go go go evil knievel
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The worlds greatest. Jump the snake river canyon he landed in it and survived survived
I loved watching his jumps but I still think he's crazy! ha ha
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The reason he crashed so many times is he was performing jumps with bikes that were way too heavy to be jumping and had almost no suspension. Triumphs and Sportsters (even stripped down versions) are street bikes, not dirt bikes. That said, he was a great showman but there was no need for him to hurt himself nearly as much as he did. Riding Yamaha YZs or Honda CRs would've kept him out of hospital most of the time. If you do this for a living you WILL crash but would your rather 35 broken bones or just 5 broken bones?
Very true, Robbie Knievel used a modified dirt bike and jumped further than his Dad ever could, he even became the first to successfully jump the Cesars Palace fountains
I respected him and his son! It takes a lot of hutspa to do what they both did! It's pretty ironic that they had such an appropriate surname that fit their vocation perfectly! Somewhat like the fictional cartoon character Speed Racer! He was way cooler than the Fonz! Goodbye!
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Evel Knievel was a combination of Super Dave and Joe Dirt.
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Never was a fan, I thought he was an arrogant nut job but....You can't take away his Dare Devil abilities and records he set.
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He had enough broken body parts and enough money.
I AM, still flyinG, his FlaG!.
He broke every bone in his body…he could barely walk.
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Wrong. He broke ~35 bones, many of them multiple times. He claimed to have been in a coma after Caesars Palace...totally fabricated. He claimed to been hospitalized for three years total in his career...verifiable BS. A lot of his stories were pure BS.
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Come on narrator. Get it right. Awful Knofel is pronouced like "Knievel" not "nawful" Get your facts right before you tell Evel's story.
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