Did Robbie Knievel successfully jump the Grand Canyon? What happened to Robbie Knievel when he jumped the Grand Canyon?

Robert Edward Knievel II popularly known as “Kaptain Robbie Knievel” was an American daredevil and son of stunt performer Evel Knievel.

Born in Butte, Montana, he began jumping a bicycle at age four and rode motorcycles at age seven. At age eight, he performed his first show with his father at Madison Square Garden.

Knievel earn his high school education at Central Catholic High School in Butte, Montana between 1975 and 1976, but he never graduated.

His jumping career was different from his father’s, in that Robbie, up until 2009, used high-performance Honda CR500 motocross bikes that have been designed for jumping.

Knievel has made and often replicated Evel’s jumps (including Evel’s 1967 Caesars Palace crash) except for two of his father’s major accomplishments: a Harley-Davidson XR-750 jump and the Snake River Canyon jump using the X-2 Skycycle.

Did Robbie Knievel successfully jump the Grand Canyon? What happened to Robbie Knievel when he jumped the Grand Canyon?

The Grand Canyon jump on May 20, 1999, was one of Knievel’s most famous jumps. The jump was partially based on Robbie’s father’s desire to perform a Grand Canyon jump, yet would end up doing the rocket-propelled Snake River Canyon jump.

On May 20, 1999, Robbie jumped his motorcycle for a personal record of 228 feet (69 m).

However, he lost control of the bike on landing and broke his leg in the ensuing crash.