🇺🇸 Motorcycle stunt legend Evel Knievel’s 14-bus jump to remember…. Here is the jump! American death-defying daredevil Evel Knievel grabs the highest ratings ever on ABC’s Wide World of Sports - 25 Oct 1975 Years before extreme sports stars like Tony Hawke or pranksters like Johnny Knoxville pushed boundaries, there was Evel Knievel – a daredevil who blurred the line between stunt performer and entertainer. A larger-than-life character, his ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps made him a superstar. K

50 years ago today- Evel Knievel’s legendary and most-watched jump on ABC Wide World of Sports Ever - 14 Greyhound Buses at Kings Island #fullsend #evelknievel #anniversary #50years #wideworldofsports #legendary | Evel Knievel

🏍 Daredevil Evel Knievel attempted to jump over the water fountains at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Sunday 31 December 1967 (US) Knievel’s jump was a 141 foot attempt and his longest to-date....and most notorious. Knievel missed the jump over the Caesars fountain, but made a splash nonetheless. When he missed the landing, crashing at around 90 m.p.h., he tumbled head-over-heels, over and over. In the process, he crushed his pelvis, broke his left hip, right ankle, hands and wrists. And he suffe

50 Years Ago Today - Evel Knievel’s daring jump and spectacular crash at Wembley Stadium London, England #1975 #evelknievel #50years #anniversary #legendary #daredevil #evilknievel | Evel Knievel