Robbie Knievel, Daredevil Son of Evel Knievel, Dies at 60

Robbie Knievel, Daredevil Son of Evel Knievel, Dies at 60
Motorcycle daredevil Robbie Knievel (L) poses with his famous father Evel Kneivel at a New York news conference on March 27, 1989. Marty Lederhandler/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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LAS VEGAS—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.

Robbie Knievel died early Friday at a hospice in Reno after battling pancreatic cancer, Kelly Knievel said.