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Evel Knievel Dead at 69

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• Evel Knievel
• Daredevil motorcyclist Evel Knievel poses at the open-air Canadian national exhibition stadium in Toronto, Canada, Aug. 20, 1974. Knievel, the hard-living motorcycle daredevil whose exploits made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69.
• Evel Knievel, Jr. stands with his father, motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel,right, in this April 14, 1989, file photo at the New York Auto Show. Knievel, right, the hard-living motorcycle daredevil whose exploits made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69.
• Evel Knievel is shown standing in front of Snake River Canyon, Idaho. Knievel would later jump over Shoshone falls at Snake River Canyon in this Sept. 8. 1974, file photo. Knievel, the hard-living motorcycle daredevil whose exploits made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69.
• Evel Knievel waves as he is lowered to his rocket on Sept. 8, 1974. Later that day Knievel jumped over Shoshone falls at Snake River Canyon. Knievel, the hard-living motorcycle daredevil whose exploits made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69.
• Evel Knievel appears in this undated file photo. Knievel, the hard-living motorcycle daredevil whose exploits made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69
• In this image originally released by Warner Brothers, Daredevil motorcyclist Evel Knievel is seen in 1977 in Warner Bros.' "Viva Knievel!". Knievel, the hard-living motorcycle daredevil whose exploits made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69.
• Evel Knievel is shown in his rocket on Sept. 8, 1974, before his failed attempt at a highly promoted 3/4-mile leap across Snake River Canyon in Idaho. Knievel, the hard-living motorcycle daredevil whose exploits made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69.
• Daredevil Evel Knievel sits on his signature series limited edition motorcycle on display during the 17th annual Video Software Dealers Association Home Entertainment Convention, in this July 9, 1998, file photo in Las Vegas.
• Daredevil Evel Knievel and his son and fellow daredevil Robbie Knievel embrace at the top of the landing ramp prior to Robbie's successful 180-ft jump during the fifth annual Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Mont., in this July 28, 2006, file photo.
• Former daredevil Evel Knievel sits with his wife Krystal Kennedy-Knievel and their dog, Rocket, in their home in this May 11, 2006, file photo in Clearwater, Fla.
• In this undated photo originally released by Island Def Jam Music Group, daredevil Robert Craig, also known as Evel Knievel, left, and musician Kanye West pose for a photo at Knievel's home in Clearwater, Fla.
• Evel Knievel, the daredevil motorcyclist, is shown in this 1977 photo.
• Evel Knievel appears with his son Robbie Knievel in this April 14, 1989 file photo.
• Evel Knievel, is shown at his home in this May 11, 2006, file photo in Clearwater, Fla.
• Evel Knievel arrives at Caesar's Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for his wedding to Krystal Kennedy in this Nov. 19, 1999, file photo.