Comments on: Original American Daredevil Evel Knievel Is Dead At 69

By: Armand

Armand — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:52:57 +0000

Rest in Peace madman - here’s to a soft landing

By: Kurt(the infidel)

Kurt(the infidel) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:53:46 +0000

RIP Evel. I got hurt many times growing up trying to be like you cheers to the good times

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:05:08 +0000

Evel Knievel Was The Man!

I had that action figure and bike too. I begged for it for Christmas and when I got it I was totally stoked! I hope they have fast bikes, lots of stuff to jump over and good hospitals in Heaven.

By: drillanwr

drillanwr — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:09:34 +0000

My cousin(s) worked on Knievel’s yacht in Florida in the 1970s. Took a “quick” tour of it when down there once.

RIP, Evel … Ya got “wings” now. Go for it.

By: ticticboom

ticticboom — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:10:36 +0000

Right after I heard this on the news, I came across an article on him in Maxim. The title? Evel Never Dies.

By: dad 3/7

dad 3/7 — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:18:29 +0000

way back in ‘68 i was in the MARINES with a guy fm butte,,he told me of this nut that would ride his bike fm one end o main street to the other on one wheel,, and his name was evil,,i thought the guy was goofy,,, no one names their kid “evil” then the stories grew and so did the legend,,RIP

By: drillanwr

drillanwr — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:33:59 +0000

Yeah, today’s “Jackass” got nuttin’ on Knievel.

By: House 6

House 6 — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:20:25 +0000

Bash-

Your recollections are very similar to my own. Only it was my brother who had the Evel crank bike and “action figure” -dudes don’t play with dolls!!

Evel was such a man’s man. May all his landings in the hereafter be perfect.

By: Ted B

Ted B — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:41:41 +0000

I grew up jumping my Schwinn off 2×10 planks over all kinds of stuff, including my brother laying down on his belly. We would chop down our bikes to be like Evel. Those were the days. Thanks Evel… God must have needed a stuntman.

By: dadeo

dadeo — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:31:59 +0000

A true American icon, RIP.

By: Steve in NC

Steve in NC — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:45:24 +0000

I had his bubble gum cards back then and some healthy knocks when I missed my bicycle landings.

Remember the legend of him breaking every bone in his body on the Ceasers Fountains crash