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for evel.
i had stand there
and watch him and say
you're going fast enough
or you're not going fast enough.
i guess you'd call it
guesswork.
perior:
bob jumped furtherand further with each show.
the only thing is
those stands were not full.
not by any means.
how do you convince people
to come to a sport
we were $52,000 in debt.
bob kept spending money
we didn't have.
and that's when i decided
i had to leave.
well, of course, then he saw
that he didn't need the team.
he went on his own.
now it would just be him
looking for his big break.
- announcer:
spanning the globe...
spanning the globe to bring you
the constant variety of sport.
few years, i was singing it
in my sleep.
the thrill of victory
and the agony of defeat.
announcer:
and the agony of defeat.
knoxville:
the thrill of victoryand the agony of defeat,
and they always showed
that skier,
where you never knew--
the word was he died.
tony hawk:
the crash, like,that's what you remember
from "wide world of sports."
announcer:
the human dramaof athletic competition.
i remember, like,
the crazy stuff that they would
show once and a while.
skateboarding was on
"wide world of sports."
i remember that.
announcer:
abc's "wide world of sports..."
we were in the business
of sports theater.
sports was drama.
sports was a story.
announcer:
the trill of victory.
i loved it.
like i covered some of
as long brought in an audience.
america loved it.
announcer:
the human dramaof athletic competition.
leeuwen:
everybody'drush home from church
and watch abc
"wide world of sports" at 1:00,
and that was
the biggest show on tv.
announcer:
this isabc's "wide world of sports."
knoxville:
evel knowsthat the motorcycle race
on "wide world of sports."
so he fast-talks the owner
into letting him do his thing.
before we get back to racing,
i'd like to introduce to you
this is evel knievel,
and his specialty in sports
is to take a motorcycle
up over a ramp
and leap through the air
some 90 feet.
that's what he's gonna try to
do today over 15 automobiles.
- you're trying 15 today?
- well, the parachute's ready.
motorcycle's ready
and i'm ready.
and i'm not
gonna miss today.
reporter:
and he's set to go.
he'll build up speed
as quickly as he can.
and here he goes!
he makes it!
a beautiful leap
as evel knievel
gets the roar approval
from the crowd.
leeuwen:
here here we areat "wide world of sports."
biggest race of the year.
biggest dirt track race
of the year.
and i won it.
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