Believe Like Evel Knievel
The name Evel Knievel will probably ring a bell in the minds of many of you reading this. For those who don’t know, Evel Knievel was the greatest motorcycle daredevil that ever lived. In his career he made over 300 jumps. He once jumped over 19 automobiles. He jumped over 14 buses. And he was the first to attempt a jump over the water fountain at Caesars’ Palace, Las Vegas, NV. When attempting the Caesar’s Palace jump, he made the distance over the fountain but missed his landing ramp. And because of that the Caesars Palace jump went down in recorded history as the most watched sporting event in television history, but for the wrong reason. What made it famous was this: It was the most horrific crash ever recorded on film. When he hit the ground, Evel tumbled and slid on concrete and asphalt for over 100 Continue reading