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FILE - Motorcycle daredevil Robbie Knievel, the son of daredevil Evel Knievel, soars over seven vintage aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York on July 31, 2004. Knievel, an American stunt performer, died early Friday at a hospice in Reno, Nev., with his daughters at his side, his brother Kelly Knievel said. He was 60. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, File)

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Robbie Knievel, daredevil son of Evel Knievel, dies at 60
January 14, 2023 6 a.m.

Robbie Knievel, daredevil son of Evel Knievel, dies at 60

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Robbie Knievel, an American stunt performer who set records with daredevil motorcycle jumps following the tire tracks of his thrill-seeking father — including at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 1989 and a Grand Canyon chasm a decade later — has died in Nevada, his brother said. He was 60.