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A generation of Americans grew up worshipping self-styled hero Evel Knievel - watching him every Saturday on Wide World of Sports and buying his Ideal toys. For producer/subject...

Evel Knievel. "He wore a cape ....you gotta have some huge balls, and do shit no one else does, to wear a cape, and not get laughed at...." Craiger

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Evel Knievel was the pioneer of distance motorcycle jumping. And for his efforts, he paid the price. He crashed more than 20 times and suffered numerous injuries, mostly broken bones.

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Knievel’s last leap in the spotlight was a Jaws‑inspired gimmick that would help spawn the phrase “jumping the shark,” implying that somebody’s or something’s best days are behind them.