Evel Knievel died today. He spent many years risking his well-being, often at great harm to himelf, to make a living and a life as a "dare devil." Knievel was "the man," coolest of the cool, when I was little. I remember watching him on Wide World of Sports, watching his "agony of defeat." What I remember the most was what an iconic figure he was. He was larger than life. My cousins had his Dare Devil set and other action figures. I also seem to remember somekind of big wheel thing or maybe even a bike with Knievel's #1. Whatever the mode of childhood transportation, my cousins tried jumps and always wanted to be Evel Knievel.
The real Knievel lived a hard and fast life and had many illnesses. He was human. Because he knew he was human, at one point in his adult life, he turned everything over to God. So, I guess you could say that today, Evel Knievel experienced his softest landing ever.
Btw., did you know that Knievel tried out for the Flyers? Wow!
(H/T: MSN)
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