culture firegeezer on 30 Nov 2007 08:08 pm
Evel Knievel Dies At Age 69
WORLD-FAMOUS DAREDEVIL AND MOTORCYCLE STUNT MAN EVEL KNIEVEL died today after a lengthy illness. He had been suffering from pulmonary fibrosis and diabetes for several years. He also had a near-fatal bout with hepatitis C in 1999 that brought about a liver transplant. During the course of his career he broke approx. 40 bones.
LA Times photo
Born Robert Craig Knievel in Butte, Montana, in October 17, 1938, he passed away at his home in Clearwater, Florida.
The Los Angeles Times has an obituary column HERE.
