Entertainer. Born in Butte, Montana, he was a motorcycle daredevil whose daring and highly publicized motorcycle jumps, including attempting to jump over the Snake River canyon, made him a household name. Despite suffering a series of major injuries during stunts, he had a long career in stunt riding. He is immortalized in Washington's Smithsonian Institution as "America's Legendary Daredevil." His son, Robbie "Kaptain" Knievel, carried on in his father's daredevil footsteps as a motorcycle stunt entertainer.
Entertainer. Born in Butte, Montana, he was a motorcycle daredevil whose daring and highly publicized motorcycle jumps, including attempting to jump over the Snake River canyon, made him a household name. Despite suffering a series of major injuries during stunts, he had a long career in stunt riding. He is immortalized in Washington's Smithsonian Institution as "America's Legendary Daredevil." His son, Robbie "Kaptain" Knievel, carried on in his father's daredevil footsteps as a motorcycle stunt entertainer.
Bio by: Fred Beisser
Inscription
Front:
Butte Montana
Words To Live For
Faith Health Education Love
Work Honorability Dream
Believe In Jesus Christ
Amen
Backside:
"Explorer"
Motorcyclist & Daredevil
A Mile-Long Leap Of The
Snake River Canyon
From This Point On Sept. 8, 1974
Employing A Unique "Sky Cycle"
A Man Can Fall Many Times in Life
But He's Never A Failure If He
Tries To Get Up
Family Members
Advertisement
See more Knievel memorials in:
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
