Billy Joel said "Only The Good Die Young," but let's just say he has no idea what he's talking about, and only the really good die at the ripe old ages of, say, 69.

So goes the news for Friday, November 30th, as Evel Knievel - a legendary stuntman who's fame hasn't been succeeded by generations to follow. One can only wonder with the speed of technology and special effects if masters of amazement like this Montana native could ever be as equally lauded or reached again. It was actually in our backyard, in the Boston University's School of Medicine, that a group of doctor's coined the term "Evel Knievel Syndrome" to name incidents where children, influenced by what they've seen on televised sporting events of all kinds, are often injured in attempt to copy what is seen on the screen. A hard-living motorcycle daredevil, Knievel truly lived up to the idea of being an all-American badass, and though the trials and tribulations of age - with an ongoing battle of diabetes, pulmonary fibrosis, and having dealt with Hepatitis C after a blood transfusion following a stunt injury nearly a decade ago - eventually caught up to his body, his name will live on.

Website: http://www.evelknievel.com