Kyyle23 Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 (edited) Evel Knievel has passed away. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3135532 Edited November 30, 2007 by kyyle23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Not by an accident. Had to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Nov 30, 2007 -> 03:28 PM) Not by an accident. Had to check. Nope, probably as the result of many, many accidents though. He was 69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Evel Knievel Comes into my bedroom late at night Evel Knievel Jumps all my beds end to end RIP you crazy man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 That news. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 While at Field camp, we took a day in Butte, MT on our way back to camp from Glacier. It was actually Evel Knievel day in Butte that week, because he was from that city. We drove past him up at the Butte mine. Have a great picture of him in full outfit sitting in front of this gigantic scar on the earth. You just wanted him to jump it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mplssoxfan Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I remember all the hullabaloo during the summer of 1974 (I was 10). During some of the coverage, someone asked the ABC science correspondent if he thought Evel would make the jump over the Snake River Canyon. I was thinking, "Didn't we just send men to the moon? Of course he can make it." I seem to remember an incident where he snuck out of Hinsdale Hospital after an injury sometime in the mid 70's, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 You know... Evel. Knievel. was. born. in. Montana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEdWalsh Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 QUOTE(knightni @ Nov 30, 2007 -> 10:44 PM) You know... Evel. Knievel. was. born. in. Montana. I. did. not. know. that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 (edited) Did anyone else have the EK doll with the bike that you'd put in this base and wind it up and let him go?? It came with ramps and alll kinds of obstacles you could set up for him. I spent hours and hours playing with that thing. RIP. Edited December 1, 2007 by LosMediasBlancas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 69....That's the way to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Buffalo Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 (edited) QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Dec 1, 2007 -> 02:15 AM) Did anyone else have the EK doll with the bike that you'd put in this base and wind it up and let him go?? It came with ramps and alll kinds of obstacles you could set up for him. I spent hours and hours playing with that thing. RIP. No. I believe you had the prototype, and it was never marketed to other kids. Edited December 1, 2007 by Middle Buffalo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 QUOTE(BigEdWalsh @ Dec 1, 2007 -> 01:59 AM) I. did. not. know. that. I guess the Family Guy reference went over your head. Ah well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 QUOTE(Middle Buffalo @ Dec 1, 2007 -> 05:37 PM) No. I believe you had the prototype, and it was never marketed to other kids. That's what I figured since I never saw another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 This may be the best tribute, from the article Many of his records have been broken by daredevil motorcyclist Bubba Blackwell. who the hell is Bubba Blackwell? But everybody know Evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 QUOTE(Texsox @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 12:56 PM) This may be the best tribute, from the article who the hell is Bubba Blackwell? But everybody know Evil (sic). I bet that the motorcycles in the 60s and 70s that Evel used weren't as powerful as Bubba's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Dec 1, 2007 -> 03:15 AM) Did anyone else have the EK doll with the bike that you'd put in this base and wind it up and let him go?? It came with ramps and alll kinds of obstacles you could set up for him. I spent hours and hours playing with that thing. RIP. I had it. One of my favorite toys for sure. RIP man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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