He did not, and neither did Evel Knievel.
14 greyhound busses although he landed on the deck of the 14th one
Robbie Knievel has: Played himself in "Good Morning America" in 1975. Played Shake in "CHiPs" in 1977. Played Himself - Audience Member in "Showtime Championship Boxing" in 1987. Played himself in "The Last of the Gladiators" in 1988. Played himself in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in 1992. Played himself in "Howard Stern" in 1994. Played Himself - Motorcycle Daredevil in "Daredevils" in 1996. Played himself in "The Howard Stern Radio Show" in 1998. Performed in "Robbie Knievel: Grand Canyon Death Jump" in 1999. Performed in "Touch of Evel" in 2000. Played himself in "Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel" in 2007. Played himself in "The Great Ride" in 2011.
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Evel Knievel had 75 successful motorcycle jumps in his career. Most of his jumps were completed on a Harley Davidson XR-750.
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He never jumped the Grand Canyon.
He never attempted to jump the Grand Canyon. He made a failed attempt to jump the Snake River at Twin Falls, Idaho on 8 September 1974 in Skycycle X-2. but the drouge parachute deployed on launch and the attempt failed.
He did not attempt to jump the Grand Canyon. He tried but failed to jump the Snake River at Twin Falls, Idaho.
At the time of his Jan 1 2008 jump he was 26. Now, for those of you not familar with Robbie, he is a freestyle motocross rider from Kiama, Australia. On Jan 1 2008 he set a world record by jumping and landing the longest motorcycle jump in history -- live. Oh, by the way he made it at a distance of 322 feet 7 inches. "I am dedicating the night to Evel Knievel." Maddison declares. "I have always looked up to him, just like everybody else who rides motorcycles has. He was my inspiration.
It was supposed to be 3/4 of a mile, however he crashed right after he started the jump when winds blew him back into the rock wall.
Oct 29, 1976 at Seattle, Washington's Kingdome. Jumped over 7 greyhound busses.