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During the parade, Evel Knievel was riding along, came up to the scouts, and asked, "Who wants a ride?"
Shawn jumped up and jumped on. A stranger took the photo.
Come on moms and dads, send your nostalgic scout news and photos to Karla!
Some fun facts about Evel Knievel: Evel Knievel's motorcycle and memorabilia are displayed by the Smithsonian Institute in their Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.; there, he is immortalized as "America's Legendary Daredevil." Mr. Knievel is listed in Who's Who and the Guiness Book of World Records as having broken 35 bones. There is a river in Arkansas named after him. He has been a generous contributor to charities and currently is promoting the work of the "Make a Wish Foundation", an organization that arranges the fulfillment of the dreams of children suffering from terminal illnesses. On August 20, 1974, he soared 135 feet over 13 eight foot wide Mack Trucks at the Canadian National Exposition.On Sept. 8, 1974, Evel constructed a "skycycle" and attempted to clear the Snake River Canyon in Idaho. On May 31, 1975, at Wembley Stadium in London, England, Evel jumped and cleared 13 double-tiered buses, but crashed upon landing, breaking his pelvis, as a record crowd of over 90,000 watched. The above information has been compiled from Evel's official biography. Return to
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