What a Creep: Evel Knievel (Daredevil Creep)

<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What a Creep  </strong></span></h2> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Season 7, Episode 8</strong></span></h2> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Evel Knievel “Creepy Daredevil”</strong></span></h2> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/176387/evel-knievel-dare-devil-leather-jacket-3_1-800x800.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">Evel Knievel is a true American-made superstar who is considered the father of extreme sports and the idol of several generations of folks who love the thrill of this death-defying jumps he created and the personae he created.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">He presented himself as THE American modern-day hero who tried to inspire people to reach for their dreams and be upstanding citizens. But underneath his red, white, and blue uniform, the capes, the bravado, and his rugged good looks was a troubled man who could at times, quite frankly, be a huge abusive asshole.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">He won it all and lost it under 15 years. But even though he has been gone for over 13 years now, his name and his legend are still revered by many who found him an inspiration in a dreary time in the world.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Trigger Warnings: Physical abuse, child abuse, verbal abuse, racism, misogyny, and anti-Semitism.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">Our main sources for this episode:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evel_Knievel"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Wikipedia Evel Knievel</span></a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/evel-never-dies"><spa