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Article: A small town's stunt: Evel Knievel Week: The motorcycle daredevil hopes that a festival this week will rejuvenate his childhood hometown.(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- August 2, 2002
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Byline: Todd Wilkinson
Every town loves a homegrown hero, though some need one more than others.
For decades, the favorite son of this depressed copper-mining mecca cloaked himself in a red, white, and blue leather jumpsuit and then throttled toward the sky on the back of a hog, like Icarus tempting fate.
Wherever he jumped, Robert Craig Knievel - known to the world by his stage name, "Evel" - performed daredevil stunts with the words "Butte, Montana - Home of the Richest Hill on Earth" proudly scrawled in bold letters beneath his vehicle.
Now, the town is returning the favor by honoring the stuntman with it's first ever Evel ...