Famous American stuntman Robbie Knievel passed away on Friday. He turned 60 years old. According to American media, he suffered from pancreatic cancer. Kaptain Robbie Knievel, as he called himself, was the son of stunt legend Evel Knievel. Like his father, he became famous for jumping over all kinds of obstacles with his motorcycle.
He made one of his most famous jumps in 1989 when he jumped over the fountain in front of Caesars Palace hotel in Las Vegas. The 45-meter jump was a tribute to his father. He tried to do the same in 1967, but fell and broke several bones.
The city in the Mojave Desert provided a rewarding stage for Knievel Jr. in 1998 he floated 200 feet on his motorcycle over 30 limousines parked in front of the Tropicana Hotel. And a year later he jumped from one tower to another of the Jockey Club hotel. He did that without a safety net, but with fireworks that exploded around him.
Robbie Knievel’s stunts didn’t always end well. In 1999, after a jump over the Grand Canyon, he landed unhappily and broke several ribs.
“I’m lucky to still be able to walk,” he wrote of his many injuries in an essay about his father. He passed away in 2007 at the age of 69. Robbie Knievel was eight when he first performed with his father. He tried different career paths several times, but always returned to the motorcycle.
