Robert Craig Knievel k?ni?v?l October 17 1938 November 30 2007 professionally known as Evel Knievel was an American stunt performer and entertainer Over the course of his career he attempted more than 75 ramptoramp motorcycle jumps Knievel was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999 He died of pulmonary disease in Clearwater Florida in 2007 aged 69 From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia