Evel Kneivel -- Then and Now - New England Patriots Forums

dryheat44 · 05-19-2006, 03:34 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/news/story?id=2450900

I'm too young to remember all the jumps, but I loved to play with the "Evel Kneivel Stunt Cycle" when I was a kid. Probably up there with John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Elvis, and Ted Williams as American Icons.

scout · 05-19-2006, 05:56 PM

Yea, back in the day, Kneival tries to jump the Grand Canyon and its not even televised. His son takes over the reigns and Evil is shocked that he goes no-hands, says he might as well be flipping the finger (or something like that). Then the other day (and I'm having a hard time thinking I saw this), I see a jumper do a flip before he lands. Did I actually see this or am I having some type of relapse?

***shmessy*** · 05-31-2006, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by scout

Yea, back in the day, Kneival tries to jump the Grand Canyon and its not even televised. His son takes over the reigns and Evil is shocked that he goes no-hands, says he might as well be flipping the finger (or something like that). Then the other day (and I'm having a hard time thinking I saw this), I see a jumper do a flip before he lands. Did I actually see this or am I having some type of relapse?

Snake River Canyon, not Grand Canyon. I remember being 8 years old and glued to the TV set with all my friends.

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05-19-2006, 05:56 PM	#2
scout In the Starting Line-up Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 4,698	Yea, back in the day, Kneival tries to jump the Grand Canyon and its not even televised. His son takes over the reigns and Evil is shocked that he goes no-hands, says he might as well be flipping the finger (or something like that). Then the other day (and I'm having a hard time thinking I saw this), I see a jumper do a flip before he lands. Did I actually see this or am I having some type of relapse?