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The Crashes And The Elvis Suits Made Evel The Man
Posted by newscoma | Posted in Tennessee | Posted on 30-11-2007
Is it wrong to want to pull my hair out and gnash my teeth.
The Wide World of Sports was the big deal when I was a little kid, which means the Evel was the man.
He was pretty groovy in his Elvis outfits and the fact that he was the face of fearless when I was a little kid. I was nine when he did the whole Snake River thing.
Evel Knievel died Friday after 69 years, which is more than twice as long as it by all rights should have taken him. Knievel, who had been in poor health for years from conditions including diabetes and hepatitis C, was best known for his death-defying jumps on motorcycles (and other vehicles) in the 1960s and ’70s. But really the stuntman, born Robert Craig Knievel Jr., was best known, and loved, for his crashes.
Man, the crashes were amazing.
So, Evel, thanks for the fun, the laughter and the tears. You have been missed for 30 years, but when you were in your prime, you were fantastic.
I miss those crashes. These kids on reality shows can’t compare to Evel.
He was the man.
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