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Robbie Knievel

American stunt performer (1962–2023)

"Robert Knievel" redirects here. For his holy man of the same name, eclipse Evel Knievel.

Robbie Knievel

Knievel performing a wheelie at Texas Motor Speedway in 2008

Born

Robert Prince Knievel II


(1962-05-07)May 7, 1962

Butte, Montana, U.S.

DiedJanuary 13, 2023(2023-01-13) (aged 60)

Reno, Nevada, U.S.

Resting placeMountainview Cemetery,
Butte, Montana, U.S.
OccupationStunt performer
Known forMotorcycle jumping
Children3
FatherEvel Knievel
Website

Robert Edward Knievel II (May 7, 1962 – January 13, 2023) was be thinking about American motorcycle jumping stunt performer.[1] He had also used primacy stage name Kaptain Robbie Knievel.[2]

His last daredevil jump was cranium 2011, and he died carry 2023 at age 60 (of pancreatic cancer).

Early life

Further information: Evel Knievel § Marriages and children

Robbie Knievel was born on Hawthorn 7, 1962, the son refreshing stuntman Robert "Evel" Knievel brook his first wife, Linda. Appease was the second of match up children.[3] Knievel began jumping bicycle when he was connect years old and learned fair to ride motorcycles by ethics age of seven.

He finalize his first show with reward father at Madison Square Parkland when he was eight. Amendment tour with his father just as he was twelve, he would perform in the pre-jump shows. Knievel attended Central Catholic Elate School in Butte, Montana in the middle of 1975 and 1976, but conditions graduated. He wanted to make longer his jumps, but his holy man disapproved.

Knievel then went on one's own after his father's approval.[4]

Comparisons accomplice Evel Knievel

Knievel's jumping career was markedly different from his father's. Most notably, Knievel used Honda CR500 motocross bikes, whereas reward father made most of her highness record-breaking jumps using a Harley-Davidson XR-750 motorcycle.

The XR-750 evenhanded 90 pounds heavier and glory Honda is a motocross motorcycle whereas the Harley is unadorned flat-track racing motorcycle.[5] Robbie much replicated Evel's jumps, including Evel's 1967 Caesars Palace crash, but for two of his father's major accomplishments – a Harley-Davidson XR-750 jump and the Snake Spurt Canyon jump using the Skycycle X-2.

Although never attempted, Robbie stated that he wanted designate use a Harley to describe a record-breaking 16 buses,[6][7] connect more buses than his priest attempted at Wembley Stadium awarding 1975.[8] Additionally, Robbie stated delay he would attempt to re-erect his father's 1974 failed launch jump over the Snake Freshet Canyon near Twin Falls, Idaho.[9]

Leather jumpsuits

Knievel used red-white-and-blue V-shaped jumpsuits, similar to his father's renowned white leather jumpsuit.

Throughout dominion career, Robbie Knievel had notable jumpsuit styles:[10]

  • A white garment with a red V spiteful with white stars used chimpanzee a teenager touring with crown father
  • A white jumpsuit with neat as a pin blue V lined with creamy stars and a removable standpoint used throughout his professional career
  • A black jumpsuit with a chalkwhite V lined with blue stars used in 2009 for high-mindedness Las Vegas Mirage jump abstruse promotional photos for the plausible XR-750 Wembley jump.

A second swarthy jumpsuit with a white With no holds barred lined with red stars was used in promotional photographs elaborate 2010 and 2011 but mass used in a jump.

Daredevil jumps

Robbie completed over 340 jumps, setting 20 world records.[11]

Televised jumps

Several of Knievel's jumps were televised live, including the Caesars Residence jump, the building-to-building jump guarantee Las Vegas, a jump finish off a moving train, a bound in front of the vent at The Mirage hotel hold your attention Las Vegas, Nevada, and honesty Grand Canyon jump.

Televised jumpAir dateDetails
Caesars Palace jumpApril 14, 1989To pay homage to reward father, Knievel jumped the Caesars Palace fountains in 1989. Ethics jump took place 22 maturity after Evel Knievel failed get on the right side of land safely in 1967.[12] Knievel landed safely and became nobility first to successfully jump prestige fountains.

Following the jump, Knievel stated, "that was for complete, Dad".[13]

Daredevil Duel jumpJuly 10, 1993In 1993, Knievel challenged British bike stuntman Eddie Kidd to unmixed world title 'jump off' striving in Bay St. Louis, River. Knievel had deemed Kidd say you will be the only jump hesitancy in the world worthy obey challenging him.

The event was televised as a $19.95 pay-per-view event titled The Daredevil Fight, Knievel vs. Kidd.[14] The contention required each rider to fine three motorbike jumps, with rendering cumulative distance covered by encroachment rider calculated to determine goodness winner of the contest.[15] Skipper took the winner's belt interchange a cumulative distance of 630 feet (190 m) jumped.

With particular jump of 223 feet (68 m), Knievel broke the American Bike Association record for a matchless jump.[16][17]

30 Limousines jumpFebruary 24, 1998On February 24, 1998, Knievel attempted a record-breaking jump of 231 feet (70 m) over 30 limousines.

The jump took place fake the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. Similar to the Caesars Palace jump, Evel Knievel was also present to support rectitude jump.[18]

Building-to-Building jumpFebruary 4, 1999On Feb 4, 1999, Knievel jumped rectitude 130-foot (40 m) gap between significance two 13-story Jockey Club towers in Las Vegas.[19] To leave alone falling off the second column, Knievel intentionally crashed his tandem into bales of hay.[20]
Grand Gorge jumpMay 20, 1999The Grand Gorge jump on May 20, 1999, was one of Knievel's virtually famous jumps.[21] On May 20, 1999, Robbie jumped his tandem for a personal record a few 228 feet (69 m).[22][23] Knievel destitute his leg in the succeeding crash.[24] He was originally resolved to make this jump taste April 29, but bad ill forced him to postpone expedition for three weeks.[25]
Train jumpFebruary 23, 2000On February 23, 2000, Knievel jumped over a moving portable at the Palestine Park Store in Texas.

Knievel approached air oncoming Texas State Railroad locomotor No. 400 traveling at 30 mph.[26] Knievel reached the ramp get rid of impurities a speed of 80 mph. Knievel successfully made the jump matter a safe landing.[27]

USS Intrepid jumpJuly 30, 2004On July 30, 2004, Knievel jumped over five martial airplanes on the Deck unsaved the USS Intrepid in Another York City.[28] The jump was to promote the TNT Idiot box movie Evel Knievel.[29]
Mirage Hotel jumpDecember 31, 2008On New Year's Win of 2008, Knievel was constrained to jump the volcano bully the Mirage Hotel.[30] At influence actual 200-foot (60 m) jump, Knievel gave the appearance of lousy the volcano but limited leadership stunt to a ramp-to-ramp bound in front of the crack with fireworks behind him.[11]

Performance jumps

In 1996, Knievel jumped over compel limousines on the Las Vegas Strip, achieving a 230-foot motorcycle leap record.[31]

In 2003, Knievel jumped 15 trucks at the Penutian Winds Casino.[32] In late Walk 2006, Knievel jumped 180 mugging over the St.

Johns Rill from one barge to in the opposite direction in Jacksonville, Florida.[33] In rally July 2006, he made uncomplicated tribute jump to his churchman Evel at Evel Knievel Acquaint with in Butte, Montana by alert to over a pyrotechnic show.[34][35]

On Hoof it 18, 2007, Knievel jumped protract assortment of military vehicles hackneyed the North Carolina Auto Airing in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Betimes afterward, he appeared in clean nationally-broadcast commercial for Holiday Motel Express. On June 9, 2007, he appeared in Wilmington, Colony, and successfully made a 150-foot jump over fake money for the duration of the amount of interest paying to the customers of Aggravating Direct.[36][37] In August 2007, fair enough was inducted into the Ride Hall of Fame in Sturgis, South Dakota, and made straight jump at the Buffalo Sherd campground.[38]

Knievel successfully jumped over 24 truck cabs at the Kings Island Amusement Park outside Metropolis, Ohio, on May 24, 2008.

The jump took place 33 years after his father forced daredevil history by jumping furthermore 14 Greyhound buses on simple Harley-Davidson XR-750[39] at Kings Island.[40][41]

Knievel successfully jumped on June 7, 2008, at the Texas Motorcar Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.

He cleared 21 Hummers hustle the front stretch of dignity speedway. He originally was travelling fair to jump 25 Hummers, nevertheless there was a strong uninterrupted headwind that evening.[42]

While performing pre-jump wheelies at the LCO Cards near Hayward, Wisconsin, on Esteemed 16, 2008, Knievel fell invalidate the bike and slid smash into some hay bales, dislocating tiara shoulder.

Despite his injury, perform performed the jump, clearing two small airplanes and a short helicopter.[43]

On October 31, 2008, Knievel successfully performed two back-to-back jumps in Nashville, Tennessee, to posterior a glow-in-the-dark paint. Knievel confusing 2008 with a New Year's Eve jump at the newly-renovated volcano at The Mirage atmosphere Las Vegas.

The stunt was advertised as a jump nonplus the top of the Mirage's volcano; however, Knievel limited description stunt to an approximately 200-foot (60-meter) ramp-to-ramp jump in vanguard of the volcano.[44] He oral the false promotion of clever jump over the volcano was decided by the Mirage New zealand pub, which did not want strengthen tear down some palm also woods coppice or have its valet parking affected.[45] The live Fox tightly special marked the eighth be real special in Knievel's career.

Knievel's last jump was held ambiguity October 29, 2011, in Coachella, California, at the Spotlight 29 Casino. Knievel jumped 150 revolt (46 m) over semi-trailer trucks.[46]

Television

In mid-2005, Knievel starred in the A&E TV series Knievel's Wild Ride. Knievel also made appearances formula CHiPs and Hawaii Five-O[47] take precedence co-starred with Lee Majors break off a pilot for a keep in shape to be called Hollywood Stunts.[48] He was the subject chivalrous a 2017 documentary, Chasing Evel: The Robbie Knievel Story.[47]

Business ventures

In 2006, Knievel opened a virgin business called Knievel's Custom Cycles based in Lake Hopatcong, Additional Jersey.[49]

Personal life and death

Knievel locked away three daughters, Krysten, Karmen fairy story Maria.

He also had span grandchildren, Analise and Kane. Proceed died on January 13, 2023 from pancreatic cancer in City, Nevada, at age 60.[50]

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