EVEL KNIEVEL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 75409
Sale Price $204.00
Reg. $240.00
EVEL KNIEVEL
He signs a composite photo with himself in the foreground and on bike making
a jump.
Photograph signed: "Evel/Knievel". B/w, 10x8 paper. Publicity photo
for The Legends Corporation, North Royalton, Ohio. Robert Craig Knievel
(1938-2007) was nicknamed "Evil" by a jail guard, a name he later changed to
"Evel" to avoid offending religious persons. Reputedly a bank robber and
safe-cracker in his youth, Knievel began daredevil stunts in 1965 to call
attention to his motorcycle dealership. In 1973 he leaped 50 cars, stacked four
deep, at the L.A. Coliseum. However, many of his stunts were unsuccessful,
attracting fans anticipating a big smashup. Spectacular failures included an
attempted leap of 150' over a fountain at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas (1968), and
a rocket and parachute-assisted leap at the Snake River, Idaho (1974). Even
after retirement, he retained his penchant for bone breaking spills, falling
from a golf cart and then a Jacuzzi. Ironically, Knievel's daredevil jumps
almost killed him indirectly. He required a liver transplant (1999) to replace
an organ ravaged by Hepatitis C, acquired from tainted blood received in one of
his many surgeries. Two vertical folds, one touching the flourish under his
signature. Otherwise, fine condition.
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