Son of Evel Knievel to recreate Wembley bus stunt

Robbie Knievel, (pictured) son of stuntman Evel Knievel, plans to complete a double-decker bus jump that nearly ended his father's career.


Robbie Knievel, 47, will try to jump over 16 buses at London's Wembley Stadium in May - riding a classic Harley Davidson XR-750 machine.

Evel Knievel broke his pelvis during his 1975 bid to jump over 13 buses.

Evel attempted the stunt in front of an audience of 90,000 people at Wembley Stadium, on 25 May 1975, but his rear wheel clipped the last bus in the row and he somersaulted onto the ramp with the bike crashing down on top of him.

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How did Robbie’s father get the name Evel?

When Evel Knievel was a young man he was often in trouble for various reasons.

According to the story, a man by the name of William Knoffel was already in jail when Robert Knievel was put in an adjoining cell.

The jailer made a joke saying he had Awful Knoffel in one cell and Evil Knievel in another.

The nickname stuck. Knievel changed the spelling to Evel and used it the rest of his life.