Evel Knievel is mostly a punchline these days, but 35 years ago, he was one of the biggest names on television. "It was a different time back then," sportswriter Leigh Montville tells Weekend All ...

LOS ANGELES – Robert “Evel” Knievel is the most famous American daredevil of all time, but who was he behind the signature Stars-and-Stripes motorcycle leathers and cape? Using archival ...

My Evel-mania peaked in 1976, when my dad took me to see him jump at the Seattle Kingdome.After Snake River, he had rebroken his pelvis trying to jump 13 buses at London’s Wembley Stadium.

Both a comprehensive personality profile, as well as a smart depiction of Americana, Being Evel is propelled by its accomplished production aesthetics, compliments, in part, of cinematographer ...

In “Evel Live,” airing Sunday (8-11 p.m.) from Las Vegas on History, Pastrana will pay homage to the godfather of action sports, Evel Knievel, by attempting three of Knievel’s iconic jumps.

Evel Knievel in the steam-powered rocket he hoped would take him across Idaho’s Snake River Canyon in 1974. Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS. In 1977, if you’d asked me to name four important things, ...

The 16,000-square-foot facility is expected to open by the end of 2016, including displays of Evel memorabilia and interactive exhibits, such as the science behind his jumps.

Long before the now daily bombardment of death defying stunts on YouTube there was motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel. A comprehensive collection of Evel Knievel memorabilia traveled to the Circuit ...

Evel Knievel had hoped to clear the canyon on his ‘skycycle’ in 1974. Now, two men are determined to retry the jump. ILLUSTRATION: Associated Press.

The High-Flying Life of Evel Knievel: American Showman, Daredevil, and Legend. By Leigh Montville. Doubleday. 398 pp. $27.50. Comments. A note to our readers.

Evel Knievel Days, one of Butte’s longest running festivals, has an uncertain future due to a funding problem this year.On Monday organizers said most of the weekend’s stunts are already ...

Motorsports star Travis Pastrana will recreate three of Evel Knievel's stunts in Las Vegas. One will be jumping the Caesars Palace fountain. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's safest ...