my tribute to Evel Knievel - 1938 to 2007

[Fast Freddy]

praise god that Evel Knievel was saved before he died. my greatest regret for him would be that he died without giving his life to Jesus. he has always been a BIG inspiration to me. his courage and determination have made a big impression on me. not just in the way i have ridden and jumped my own motorcycles but the way i have lived my life. godspeed to Evel Knievel the gladiator who taught me that it is better to be fighting in the arena than to be merely a spectator viewing the battle......

go to www.evelknievel.com to learn more about the greatest daredevil who ever lived :bow

 

[B O N Y]

Rip

 

[Empty Pockets]

praise god that Evel Knievel was saved before he died.

'Saw him on T.V. testifying to that in Schuler's(sp?) Chrystal Cathedral some months back (I THINK that's where he was). 'Really was quite fascinating to hear "direct from the horse's mouth" how that came about...

 

[Kayvan]

on my first lunch box

 

[Fast Freddy]

here is another pic of the legend himself doing what he did best :usa

 

[isaakgt]

I idolized this man but I only broke about half as many bones as he did. I still have the books "Evel Knievel & Other Daredevils" by Joe Scalzo 1974 & "The Cycle Jumpers" by Schoolastic Books. This guy had a great testimony of his faith in God. He is now jumping his X2 Skycycle over the "River of Life" without a parachute. God Bless Him! Thanks for the thread Freddy :thumbsup

 

[Kayvan]

NY Times story

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/30/viva-knievel-the-final-chapter/#comment-39893

When a living man is on a lunch box, he has made it

 

[kjslider]

^that last line is classic.

 

[AlohaGT]

EK was an incredible and unique pioneer. I raced motocross for many years and then Supercross for a short while before hanging up my leathers for good. For those of us in our profession, EK was considered to be way out of our mainstream. However, one could not deny his courage, tenacity and showmanship. Despite more technologically advanced motorcycles being available that would have helped him considerably in his jumps (particularly the landings), he stuck by the old school Harleys. His son Robbie, and others for whom EK paved the way, took advantage of more modern machinery. We've witnessed the passing of another era.

 

[road racer]

I knew EK. We always got together when he came to Nashville and stayed in touch by phone for several years. He was a good guy.

 

[AlohaGT]

I knew EK. We always got together when he came to Nashville and stayed in touch by phone for several years. He was a good guy.

Very cool.

 

[Empty Pockets]

BUTTE, Mont. — Fireworks exploded over this mining town Sunday as the body of motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel arrived for a funeral expected to draw thousands.

Knievel will be remembered in a service Monday at the Butte Civic Center as his hometown celebrates the life of the legendary stuntman who sped motorcycles over the Butte mine dumps as a boy.

Years later, spectacular and sometimes near-fatal stunts made Knievel an international icon who believed it was better to try and fail than to not try at all.

Knievel died Nov. 30 in Clearwater, Fla., after years of failing health. He was 69.

The annual Evel Knievel Days festival draws tens of thousands to the city. Knievel frequently attended the event, though as a frail man who'd lived through too many motorcycle crashes and other ordeals, including a liver transplant.

On Monday, a public viewing will be followed by a service with the Rev. Robert H. Schuller of California's Crystal Cathedral officiating. Afterward, a funeral procession will make its way through town, along a six-mile loop known as Evel Knievel Way.

Burial at Mountain View Cemetery will be private.

Friends and family scurried Sunday to prepare the civic center, Butte's largest indoor venue.

"There's a right way, there's a wrong way and there's Evel's way," longtime friend Bill Rundle said. "You do it Evel's way."