![]() I realized that day that Evel was a bit of an allusion. I had Evel Knievel action figures, motorcycle, travel motor coach, and every other Evel toy I could ask my parents for at Christmas.Īs a Christian kid, I remember struggling with having a hero that was a daredevil and had the name Evel, but after that jump that day he said the following words, “Every time I make a jump, no matter how far I go, I thank God that I am still alive.” A fearless warrior that we could see and cheer for. The media began proclaiming him to be the last of the gladiators. ![]() I remember in 1973, near the end of his career at age 34, Evil jumps nearly 50 yards of crushed cars in the Los Angeles Coliseum before a packed stadium. Strength, courage, and taking life threatening risk appealed to all Americans as this daredevil called Evel lived through multiple agony of defeat crashes.
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