| Brief History: Paramount Kings Island
Amusement Park in
Lebanon, Ohio hosted a bit
of Cincinnati "Motorsports" History on October 25, 1975 when
motorcycle daredevil
Evel
Knievel jumped a record breaking 14 school buses. The jump took place
in
the Kings Island parking lot, and was shown live on ABC's Wild World of
Sports, a broadcast that still stands as the most watched Wild World of
Sports TV show of all time with a 52% household audience share.
The Kings Island jump occurred some 5 months after Evel was severely
injured at London
England's Wembly Stadium, where he was unsuccessful in jumping 12
double
decker buses on May 31, 1975. Evel Knievel passed away on November 30,
2007 at the age of 69. On Saturday May 24, 2008, Evel Knievel's son,
Robbie Knievel, successfully jumped 24 Coke0 delivery trucks in the
Kings Island
parking lot. |
