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• Evel Knievel was a motorcycle daredevil whose death-defying stunts earned him a tribute in Washington, DC's Smithsonian Institute as "America's Legendary Daredevil." Knievel died in November of 2007, at the age of 69.ABC News: FBI File Details Knievel's Dark Side (October 6, 2008)

  Nearly a year after his death, the Associated Press reported that Knievel was invested in the 1970s over possible connections to a crime syndicate.ABC News: FBI File Details Knievel's Dark Side (October 6, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Robert Craig Knievel, Jr.
  2. Date of Birth: October 17, 1938
  3. Died: November 2007
  4. Spouse: Krystal Kennedy KnievelTheStar.com: Remembering 'America's Legendary Daredevil' (December 1, 2008)
  5. Ex-wife: Linda Joan Bork, divorced in the early 1990sTheStar.com: Remembering 'America's Legendary Daredevil' (December 1, 2008)
  6. Children: Four children, including daredevil Robbie Knievel
  7. Origin: Butte, Montana
  8. Resided in Clearwater, Florida
  9. Started daredevil career in 1965TheStar.com: Remembering 'America's Legendary Daredevil' (December 1, 2008)
  10. Tried to jump an Idaho canyon on a rocket-powered cycleTheStar.com: Remembering 'America's Legendary Daredevil' (December 1, 2008)
  11. Jumped 14 Greyhound buses in Ohio on October 25, 1975TheStar.com: Remembering 'America's Legendary Daredevil' (December 1, 2008)
  12. Suffered nearly 40 broken bones during his stunt career
  13. Retired in 1980TheStar.com: Remembering 'America's Legendary Daredevil' (December 1, 2008)

• Evel Knievel's FBI Documents

  In October 2008, the Associated Press acquired FBI documents which revealed that in the 1970's, the daredevil was under investigation into whether he was involved in a string of beatings. According to the documents, the FBI was about to charge Knievel, but he threatened to sue them for alleging he was connected to a crime syndicate.ABC News: FBI File Details Knievel's Dark Side (October 6, 2008)

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