Evel Knievel dies at age 69.
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Evel Knievel dies at age 69.
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ST. PETERSBURG (Bay News 9) -- Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel has died at the age 69, according to his website.
His granddaughter, Krysten Knievel, confirmed the death.
Knievel was transported to Northside Hospital around 1:20 p.m. Friday for breathing problems.
He had been in failing health for years, suffering from
diabetes and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable condition that scarred his lungs.
He had undergone a liver transplant in 1999
after nearly dying of hepatitis C, likely contracted through a
blood transfusion after one of his bone-shattering spills.
His exploits made him an international icon in the 1970s.
He lived in the Feather sound area.
His granddaughter, Krysten Knievel, confirmed the death.
Knievel was transported to Northside Hospital around 1:20 p.m. Friday for breathing problems.
He had been in failing health for years, suffering from
diabetes and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable condition that scarred his lungs.
He had undergone a liver transplant in 1999
after nearly dying of hepatitis C, likely contracted through a
blood transfusion after one of his bone-shattering spills.
His exploits made him an international icon in the 1970s.
He lived in the Feather sound area.
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