Where is evel knievel buried

Afterward, a funeral procession will make its way through town, along a 10 kilometre loop known as Evel Knievel Way. Friends and family scurried today to prepare the civic centre, Butte's largest indoor venue. Evel Knievel's body arrives home for burial. Please try again later. Brisbane Times. By Susan Gallagher December 11, — 1. Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size. His first stunt was a jump over 40 feet of parked cars and a box of rattlesnakes in an attempt to attract people to his car lot.

This was when he realized he could make money by performing crazy stunts. He always considered himself to be more of a businessman than a stuntman. Knievel was raised by his grandparents. He was known as a standout athlete, excelling in track-and-field, ski-jumping and ice hockey.

He was also known as a bit of a troublemaker. When he grew up, he volunteered as a paratrooper in the army and even played semiprofessional and professional hockey. Knievel married Linda Bork and began to have children which pushed him to explore other ways to make a living and support his family. He worked in the copper mines of Butte with the Anaconda Copper Company and planted even deeper roots in the Butte community and economy by starting a semiprofessional hockey team known as the Butte Bombers and a hunting outfitting service called Sure-Kill.

Knievel credits his career as a daredevil to attending a Joie Chitwood daredevil show at the age of 8, but his fame did not develop for many years. After realizing that people would gather and pay to see him perform stunts on his motorcycle he decided to give it a shot as a way to support his family in the late s. He hired performers, stunt coordinators and other personnel so he could focus on his own stunts. The show was a huge success and he received many offers to perform at other festivals and events.

Throughout the year to follow, Knievel had many successful shows. He also had many injuries as he attempted to jump further and perform more dangerous tricks.

His jump successfully cleared the fountains, but his landing was not as perfect. Knievel fell over the front of his bike and skid across the concrete. This crash resulted in many shattered bones and a concussion that caused a day coma. ABC-TV aired this disastrous jump and his fame began to grow.