Robbie Knievel, daredevil and son of stuntman Evel Knievel, has died.
A household supply tells Robbie was in hospice take care of his ultimate days after a battle with pancreatic most cancers. He died early Friday morning together with his daughters at his facet.
Robbie, also referred to as “Kaptain Robbie Knievel,” adopted in his dad’s footsteps from a younger age — leaping his bike at solely 4 years outdated, and first acting at Evel’s present at Madison Square Garden when he was 8.
He went on to carry out over 350 jumps in his profession, setting world information for 20 of them. One of essentially the most memorable was efficiently leaping the fountains at Caesars Palace in 1989 — a feat his father tried and failed at previously.
Other death-defying stunts by Robbie included the 30 limousines leap, the Grand Canyon leap and the usS. Intrepid leap, to call a number of. His ultimate stunt was in 2011, when he jumped 150 toes above tractor-trailer vehicles on the Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella, CA.
Robbie additionally starred within the short-lived 2005 present, “Knievel’s Wild Ride” … giving viewers a glimpse behind the scenes at how he and his crew gear up for his wild stunts.
He was 60 years outdated.
RIP
