Evel Knievel

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Robert Craig Knievel (/kˈniːvəl/; October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007), professionally known as Evel Knievel, was an American stunt performer and entertainer. Over the course of his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps. Knievel was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999.[1] He died of pulmonary disease in Clearwater, Florida, in 2007, aged 69. Early life Knievel was born on October 17, 1938, in Butte, Montana, the first of two children of Robert E. and Ann Marie Keough Knievel.[2] His surname is of German origin; his paternal great-great-grandparents emigrated to the U.S. from Germany.[3] His mother was of Irish ancestry. Robert and Ann divorced in 1940, after the 1939 birth of their second child, Nicolas, known as Nic. Both parents decided to leave Butte. Knievel and his brother were raised in Butte by their paternal grandparents, Ignatius and Emma 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 U.S. Representative from Montana, Pat Williams (b. 1937).[4]:38[5] Knievel left Butte High School after his sophomore year and got a job in the copper mines as a diamond drill operator with the Anaconda Mining Company, but he preferred motorbiking to what he called "unimportant stuff".[citation needed] He was promoted to surface duty, where he drove a large earth mover. Knievel was

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Evel Speaks to the Kids

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Celebrity Crossout 2

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Evel Knievel

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Organ Radio 16: Smack My Gorilla Head Off

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Celebrity Cranks

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Songs That Haunt The Ghost Box Vol. 1

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Vinyl Perspectives volume one

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Jumping the Snake: An Evel Odessey 12/18/2007

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Always Wear a Helmet

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A Sample from Essential Selection Vol. 1

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Jumping The Snake, An Evel Odyssey

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