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The advertisement for daredevil Sam Patch's fatal last jump. Sam Patch (1799 [1] – November 13, 1829; some sources believed his birth year to be 1807) was known as "The Jersey Jumper", "The Daring Yankee", [2] or the "Yankee Leaper" [3] became the first famous American daredevil after successfully jumping from a raised platform into the Niagara River near the base of Niagara Falls in 1829.
In 1974, the same year as her record, toy manufacturer Kenner Products marketed a Debbie Lawler Daredevil Jump Set for girls. It is now considered a collector's item. [7] Lawler wore a light blue jumpsuit with applications of pink leather hearts during her shows. Also the landing point of her jump ramp was a pink heart. [5]
Felix Baumgartner (German: [ˈfeːlɪks ˈbaʊ̯mˌɡaʁtnɐ]; born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. [1] He is widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, United States, as part of the Red Bull Stratos project.
Sam Patch, a Paterson mill worker, became a 19th century folk hero after rising to fame as a daredevil and dying young when a stunt went sour. The 'Jersey Jumper' shocked Paterson, became America ...
To pay homage to his father, Knievel jumped the Caesars Palace fountains in 1989. The jump took place 22 years after Evel Knievel failed to land safely in 1967. [12] Knievel landed safely and became the first to successfully jump the fountains. Following the jump, Knievel stated, "that was for you, Dad". [13] Daredevil Duel jump: July 10, 1993
Dan Marble was famous for his portrayal of the character "Sam Patch", [1] the famous daredevil jumper. He developed the role starting in 1836, and first played Sam Patch at the Eighth Street Theatre in Buffalo, New York, where Patch's successful jump at nearby Niagara Falls in 1829 had made him a local legend. [2]
The jump occurred Sept. 8, 1974, just a couple miles east of Twin Falls. Knievel teamed up with rocket engineer Bob Truax to create the Skycycle X-2, a steam-powered, 16-foot-long rocket with a ...
Bob Gill is the world-record holding motorcycle stuntman.He was one of the few jumpers to eschew the use of a landing ramp. His career was cut short in 1974 when he landed short on a world-record attempt to jump the 200-foot (61 m) wide Appalachia Lake in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia.