Robbie Knievel: 5 Things To Know About Evel Knievel’s Son Dead At 60

• Robbie Knievel was a daredevil stuntman, pursuing successful the celebrated footsteps of his father, Evel Knievel
• He admittingly struggled with substance maltreatment disorder, and was arrested for aggregate DUIs
• Robbie died pursuing a conflict with pancreatic crab astatine the property of 60 successful January 2023

Robbie Knievel faced his toughest situation battling pancreatic cancer, which sadly resulted successful his decease successful January 2023 astatine the property of 60. The daredevil lad of motorcycle stuntman Evel Knievel succumbed to the illness aft spending 3 days successful hospice. Robbie had followed successful his father’s footsteps and became conscionable arsenic celebrated for his jaw-dropping motorcycle jumping acts. “Daredevils don’t unrecorded casual lives,” member Kelly Knievel told CBS News astatine the clip of Robbie’s passing. “But it’s what they do.” He added, “He was a large daredevil. If you look astatine his jumps, that’s what helium should beryllium known for. It’s what helium loved doing.” With that said, let’s instrumentality a person look astatine Robbie’s jumps, arsenic good arsenic his life, below.

Robbie Knievel passed distant successful January 2023 astatine the property of 60. (Shutterstock)

Robbie was calved into daredevil royalty

Robbie was welcomed by Evel Knievel (born Robert Craig Knievel) and his archetypal woman Linda connected May 7, 1962 successful Montana. Around the aforesaid time, Evel debuted his daredevil enactment and was connected his mode to becoming a household sanction arsenic a stuntman and performer. The patriarch’s biggest infinitesimal came erstwhile helium attempted to leap the fountains astatine Caesar’s Palace successful Las Vegas successful 1967. It was a immense fail, resulting successful a clang and hospitalization, but it didn’t halt Evel from continuing on. After a fewer record-breaking jumps, and a movie, Evel yet retired and died successful 2007 successful Florida astatine the property of 69 aft years of battling diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis, per CBS News. Robbie had continued to wage tribute to him by sharing saccharine snaps of the brace to his Instagram implicit the years.

He started jumping his motorcycle arsenic a kid

Robbie Knievel’s dada was the precocious Evel Knievel, seen here. (Colorsport/Shutterstock)

The pome definite didn’t autumn acold from the tree, arsenic Robbie began grooming for his vocation arsenic a stuntman astatine the ripe aged property of 8. Starting disconnected by jumping his bicycle, helium soon moved to motorcycles with guidance from his father, per Biography. Robbie past began appearing alongside his begetter astatine stunt shows astatine Madison Square Garden and different venues.

Robbie holds 20 satellite records

Robbie held his ain successful the stuntman arena, with 350 vocation jumps and 20 satellite records, according to his biography connected his authoritative website. Included successful the database was a 1998 leap successful Las Vegas’ Tropicana Hotel and a leap of 228 feet implicit a information of the Grand Canyon, which his begetter had wanted a spell at, but was denied by the National Park Service astatine the time, per Biography. Robbie adjacent went backmost and completed the Caesar’s Palace fountain leap aft his father’s fail! Watch below!

He admitted to suffering from substance maltreatment disorder

Robbie had a hard roadworthy battling alcohol. He was arrested for a DUI successful 2013 aft driving his conveyance into a centrifugal home. Following the arrest, Robbie called up TMZ and said helium was struggling. “I’m a frickin’ drinking, driving daredevil,’ helium said connected the unrecorded show. “I thrust motorcycles and I friggn’ portion and thrust … that’s my deal.” He sadly added, “I shouldn’t beryllium drinking and driving ’cause I could termination somebody, and you cognize what, it would beryllium amended if I killed myself.”

Two years later, Robbie was arrested again nether the suspicion of a DUI. He had rear-ended a car, causing a pileup successful Butte, Montana.

Robbie had his daughters by his broadside erstwhile helium died

While respective outlets study Robbie was the begetter of lone 2 daughters named Krysten and Karmen, his member Kelly revealed determination was a 3rd girl calling Robbie “dad.” When Kelly spoke with CBS News pursuing Robbie’s death, helium explained, “It was expected. He was successful Reno with his 3 daughters by his side.”

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