Knievel recalled as ultimate daredevil
From Times Wire Reports
Mourners in Butte remembered daredevil Evel Knievel as a red, white and blue American icon who made a spiritual leap of faith long after his death-defying motorcycle jumps.
“He’s forever in flight now,” said actor Matthew McConaughey, who hosted a History Channel program on the stuntman.
Knievel died Nov. 30 in Clearwater, Fla. He was 69.
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