Evel Knievel, the iconic motorcycle stunt man, died today at the age of 69. Knievel, always decked out in his best bedazzled stars and stripes, was a national treasure who captivated audiences around the world with his breathtaking stunts.
Evel Knievel, the hard-living motorcycle daredevil whose exploits made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69. Knievel's death was confirmed by his granddaughter, Krysten Knievel. He had been in failing health for years, suffering from diabetes and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable condition that scarred his lungs. Knievel had undergone a liver transplant in 1999 after nearly dying of hepatitis C, likely contracted through a blood transfusion after one of his bone-shattering spills.Robbie Knievel has some pretty big shoes to fill if he hopes to keep the Knievel legacy alive...he sure as shit isn't going to do it if he continues doing Holiday Inn Express commercials.
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