Evel Knievel, the red-white-and-blue-spangled motorcycle daredevil who became famous in the 1970's passed away at the age of 69.
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RainSongSpirit
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Nov 30 @ 6:08PM
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i just got done reading this.....how tragic........i really did like him...thanks for posting
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alivenwell351
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Nov 30 @ 6:14PM
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Just heard that a couple of minutes ago...
Talk about a one of a kind!!!....it'll likely be awhile before we see the likes of him again...and that's too bad.....
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JimNastics
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Nov 30 @ 6:15PM
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for those who want to read his obituary and/or sign his guest book
Click HERE
To one of America's biggest nuts 
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cartay25
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Nov 30 @ 6:16PM
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There will never be another daredevil like Evel, he was definitely one of a kind.
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chatillion
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Nov 30 @ 6:19PM
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JimNastics said:
To one of America's biggest nuts
I was thinking "The one American with the biggest nuts"
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breezylight
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Nov 30 @ 6:20PM
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OMG how sad...growing up i loved him and followed his career.....his son did a jump not long ago.....robbie I believe....thanks for posting.....and just as I am writing this, i heard it on the radio.....
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tentfire
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Nov 30 @ 6:21PM
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I saw that on Yahoo! this morning. That is so sad. 
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justlkn853
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Nov 30 @ 6:22PM
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Sorry to hear this ...my nick is Evel Knievel, no, I'm not kidding.
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blkfoot1954
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Nov 30 @ 6:23PM
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I just read about this..He was a hero to many..He did what he wanted and accomplished what he set out to do..
Rest in peace Evel
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goodcatch57
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Nov 30 @ 6:23PM
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He was the first real stuntman in my oppinion. I met him in 1974 and worked on his crew for a weekend. Pretty crazy guy. At the show I worked he was showing off his new jet powered trike, that thing shot flames for half a block and scared the crap out of the rodeo stock in the next field over. The bulls and horses were so freaked out they had to cancel the following Saturday nights rodeo. Whats a matter cowboy, don't want to ride that bull thats foaming at the mouth?
What would Evel have done? Yup...jump on that thing and hang on....then..
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whatagal
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Nov 30 @ 6:24PM
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God bless that man! He was crazy, he was insane and OMG he knew how to entertain!
RIP Evel! 
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Santo007
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Nov 30 @ 6:39PM
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very sad to hear the news
i think cathy lee crosby hosted some ABC specials devoted to evel and he was on WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS when i was a kid, that i remember
admittedly he was ok in the 1977 film VIVA KNIEVEL. gene kelly a bad guy!
whoa!
he will be missed
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illusion790
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Nov 30 @ 6:46PM
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although I wasn't a big fan of Evel, he is still a part of my past.
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1cebit2iceshy
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Nov 30 @ 6:53PM
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Thanks for posting.
As a kid, very few things would keep me indoors on a Saturday. This guy jumping over a bunch of buses on Wide World of Sports was one of them. I'm bummed..
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chris549547
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Nov 30 @ 7:05PM
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 the end of an era
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Sugar_Lee
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Nov 30 @ 7:15PM
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DiamondRain
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Nov 30 @ 7:22PM
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Sad news. The guy was a true individualist.
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1RockinDude
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Nov 30 @ 7:26PM
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It is amazing he lived to the age of 69. All the broken bones, Hard living.As a kid I watched him on Wide World of Sports..I will never forget . R.I.P.
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Peachdejour
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Nov 30 @ 7:35PM
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The irony is that he died of natural causes. I just got done reading about him in a new book that was just sent to me. *sigh* And after what I just read, he's definately having a good time at the Lord's side.
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bardnsage
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Nov 30 @ 8:14PM
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On of the original X-gamers,,,,before there were X-games. He was a master of "Media Manipulation", marketing, and (this will get you) physics.
I still have my Evel lunch box somewhere in the barn at my dad's house. Time to dust it off.
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bpgjohn
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Nov 30 @ 9:10PM
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ill never forget his jump over the busses at ceaser palace that guy had more guts than all of us vevil we wont forget yah dude!!  
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