That sentence probably should have been written in 1968, when Knievel crashed his motorcycle spectacularly as he jumped the fountains at Caesar`s Palace in Las Vegas and wound up in a coma.
It probably should have been written in 1974, when his rocket-powered cycle failed as he tried to jump the Snake River Canyon and he almost landed in the raging water. Or the numerous other times when, while trying to jump something bigger than ever, he splattered.
Instead, it was written Friday. Natural causes. Age 69. October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007 RIP
