Evel Knievel, dubbed as the “world’s greatest stuntman”, died November 30, 2007 at age 69. The motorcycle stunt superstar had been ailing in health for sometime. Evel Knievel is famous for his death-defying motorcycle stunts, horrific crashes, grievous injuries, and his Elvis-like red-white-and-blue leathers. His outrageous stunts include the famous jump (or famous landing) in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 31, 1967 in which he jumped over the fountains at Caesars Palace. Knievel crashed after coming up short caused by a sudden loss of power on the take off. He suffered multiple broken bones and a concussion that kept him in a coma for 29 days. Still, the jump was spectacular. After the crash and recovery, he was famous than ever. He went on again to perform his next death-defying leap and jumped the Snake River Canyon after the US government didn’t allow him to jump the Grand Canyon.
