A Fond Farewell

November 30, 2007

Not really gossip but certainly a celeb icon to a few generations of folks.  We would like to wish a fond farewell to Evel Knievel, a true indistructable super hero.  From his roots as a high-school ski jumper in his native Montana to his rise on Wide World of Sports, the premiere TV sports showcase of its day, Robert Craig Knievel went a very long way. 

If one could judge the folk heroes of the 1970s by walking a toy aisle, one would conclude that Knievel ranked among the giants: Muhammad Ali, the Six Million Dollar Man and Fonzie.

So big was the Knievel toy line—by the daredevil’s own estimate it sold more than $300 million worth of action figures, model kits, Super Jet Cycles, and more—that the New York Times once reported its namesake superstar reputedly made as much money from its royalties as he did from his motorcycle stunts.

He will be missed and cloes a door to the past for many 30 and 40 something folks.

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