Evel Knievel Funeral: Matthew McConaughey Eulogy (Full)
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- čas přidán 30. 03. 2008
- Here is the full version of Matthew McConaughey's speech at Knievel's funeral on December 10, 2007, at the Butte, Montana Civic Center. These are actual footage and pictures that I took.
As I was pulling into the parking lot for one of his art exhibits in 1983 the man himself was walking from his tour bus. He jokingly jumped back and acted like I almost hit him. He told me that if he had been on a motorcycle he would have jumped over my car! To some people that wouldn't have been as awesome as it was to me. But being a big EVEL KNIEVEL fan since childhood it was a very special moment for me. He gave me a personalized autograph that I still have 35 years later. That was the only time I saw him in person but I remember it like it was yesterday.
Your spirit lives on for eternity and the inspiration you gave to so many people will never die. Thanks for never backing down and for never being afraid to pin the throttle wide open. You were amazing.
evel was a real life super hero to us kids in the 70's
Top class human daredevil indeed!
Right, we would jump our bicycles so far and high, the wheels/rims would fold up on landing.
Evel Knievel inspired lots of kids in the 70's!
I loved jumping ramps on my bikes! Regardless of how many times I crashed & tumbled, I just got up & did it again!
God Rest Your Soul Evel Knievel!
even after almost 9 yrs it still hurts to watch this..there will NEVER be another one like him...miss ya evel miss your stunts and your showmanship..you were the best..
You are 100% right.
He was my hero when i was a kid and still is today.
His positive thought and the will not take no or unable
answer for anything kind of man.
Tough indeed don't cry JUST JUMP!
I think if you grew up in the 70s there is no way you didn't know about Evel Kneivel .Evel captured the hearts of kids all over the world .God bless you Evel .
Diezel Diamond is that YOUR PIC? IF SO YOU ARE PRETTY!
Amen to that!!.
One of the greatest american icons without a doubt.
I think the thing people admired the most about Evel is that he loved what he did and he did it unashamedly.
He is jumping from cloud to cloud and has a fluffy landing every time now.
Evel was one of a kind. He had so much passion for what he did. Who would do these jumps over and over with the risks that came with it? He lived to do his thing. Watched him as a kid. And he loved God. Thanks Matthew.
He was something great.
Thank you for sharing this video. Evel was a great daredevil and lived life at his own terms!! He is greatly missed.
Evel set my love for motorcycles in the 1970s, all the jumps and crashes and jumping everything in sight! Was lucky to see him jump in person on several occasions... He was a one of a kind! Bigger than life and always will be! RIP Evel Knievel
What struck me about Evel was he was as real as it gets. No bullshit, none. I wish I could be like that.
Unstoppable120s James kelly _---- Woo YOU FINE! & SEXY!
I am like that. I will tell you there is a price to pay for being a no bullshit guy.
What a well delivered and moving eulogy that was. Bravo young Matthew!
truly ..... the last of the gladiators ....... farewell old friend .
Rest in peace our true daredevil mr knievel god bless 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Matthew that was amazing.
Evel Knievel was my idol as a young kid growing up.I spent my youth imagineing what I would say if I ever were to meat him, infact when I was 15 years old my dear mother drove my sister and my older brother and me
to butte Montana from Spokane WA, in our beatup old car just so I could meat me him in person.we slept in our car cause we were to broke stay in motels,slept at rest stops
seemed like it took a week to get there.it was truly the coolest thing my mom did for me.unfourtenatly he was not in town at the time he was in California filming the bionic women.thirty years went by and my mother told me he was making an appearance at a local casino I went to see him and shake his hand I took my young daughter with me,and as I stood there looking at my hero my mind drew a blank.I was at a loss for words and I told him so,and
I told him that I couldn't think of those questions I had as a kid ,I did tell him every jump isaw him do on TV my mother and I would always pray he would make it.he looked at me and face went from a somewhat grouch look to a smile he said thankyou son that was the nicest thing anyone had said in a long time he sighed numourous posters of him and let me get a pic of him with my little girl.,I lost the picture in a fire and all they sighed posters of him.I still have the wonderful memory of him,and he will always be my hero no matter what.lucky landings
for ever Robert Craig,I'm not far behind you hope we meat again some day
my dear friend always.John White Spokane WA.
He was a true American Hero
God bless him
Iron American Dream on CZcams.
Take a ride across the promised
land. Balls to the wall, Full Throttle.
Ride a Harley. "do you know who the hell I am?" Knievel knew who he was. He never question that.
AMAZING MAN!! A REAL MAN!! VERY INSPIRING LIFE!! HE MADE LIFE MORE COLORFUL AND FUN!! TRUE AMERICAN!!
Bet that coffin weighed a ton with those massive cast iron balls inside
very very nice beautiful eulogy by Matthew rip evil
RIP EVEL
They should have buried him in his White leathers!!...With his diamond studded cane at his side!!.. full of Wild Turkey!!..................I love you Evel..R.I.P..
Rex Spencer I AGREE ! YOU ATE REAL HANDSOME DUDE! HIT ME BACK! ( please)
Evel is with Jesus now!
Amen!!! I am so glad to know he is!!
You make me laugh! but it's a superstar like Jesus now
jesus is a myth............grow up
@@1ofhis518 I will shave off jesus' beard and make him my woman.
@@floydfletcher4313 you grow up douche. Ill be there ti watch you kneel, and beg for forgiveness. Honestly it will be a glorious day..watching all you arrogant posers confess your love to GOD. Well in your case, you better enjoy what life you got left you know...unless you smarten up, you won't have another one..well...you will...lol..you known what I'm talking about.
Matthew should FOR SURE PLAY " EVEL IN A REAL " MOVIE" HED BE DAMN GOOD! WHAT YOU WAITING FOR?
I remember back when I was Evel Knievel. Evel's favorite sandwich was a Porkchop Sandwich! Lol God bless
When he did his attempted rocket jump over the Snake River, one of his crew assisting on the jump was Captain Jim Lovell of Apollo 13 fame who was played by Tom Hanks in the 1995 movie.
I thought that Matthew was trying to make an autobiography of Knievel. I heard that several years ago. I think he could pull it off
He definitely could.
I thought that Matthew was trying to make an autobiography of Knievel. I heard that several years ago. I think he could pull it off.
THANK GOD HE WAS SAVEDAND IN HEAVEN WITH JESUS AND A NEW BODY !!!!
what makes you believe that fantasy? Sadly Evel got old and "found" religion, but the the born again community latched on to him like leeches to serve there own agenda.
@@DEeMONsworld Why don't you take your hatred somewhere else? Leave and be gone.
@@helloyall4355 I love all people who are pure of heart, but these iconoclastic dogmatic types have no regard for any other belief system, its Jesus or nothing, and that is facism.
Gene was a speaker too, and had a great time with the boxer Joe Frazier. My husband, Gene Sullivan was headed to the big title in boxing. He even saw Joe Frazier at Evel Knievel's funeral (he did, will leave link in comment), because Joe expected to fight him also. A relative talked to George Foreman on a plane, and asked, what happened to Gene, I expected him to be my contender? Gene Sullivan. He was ready to sign a training contract with Rocky Marciano but he died right before he did in a plane crash. Then Gene ran off with Evel Knievel, but HE GOT SAVED at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes luncheon. LIKE REALLY, HE WALKED AWAY FROM A 10 MILLION DOLLAR stunt contract, that HE DID SIGN. ONE OF HIS BIGGEST REGRETS, was watching George train in FL. about a month before you got saved. He felt like the Lord wanted him to reach out to you and give you his testimony, but HE WIMPED OUT. (no one has ever known him as a wimp either! ) We watched George's movie tonight and really enjoyed it. Gene actually ended up finding out WHO his REAL father is the last couple of months. Here is a little bit about that and how in the 1920's he was offered to train as a boxer for a month for 350 thousand dollars back then. It's a fun story.
Gene along with boxing, was a stunt man, could have been an NFL star himself, but ran off with Evel Knievel instead. He knew Prescott Sullivan a famous Sports Writer in his day, as seen in the movie THE ODD COUPLE with Walter Matthaue, was not his father. His WW2 Command Pilot mother in the Aviation Hall of Fame, kept the secret. UNTIL ANCESTRY exposed it. Gene's real father? The FAMOUS Ernie Nevers... has a movie about him George Clooney did called LEATHERHEADS. He invented the HOOK SHOT in basketball, Played Professional basketball and baseball, even Pitched to Babe Ruth. Was in the movies too, BUT, was one of the FIRST ever to be inducted into the NFL HALL OF FAME, and holds 3 records that have never been broken. Pop Warner called him the BEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER EVER in the first half Century of the 1900's. So did Sports Illustrated. He is in 4 FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMES. His son Gene is in 4 museums, buried Evel Knievel, and the longest touring Motorcycle Jumper in History. Ernie was offered about 320k in today's economy to train to box for one month. Gene? He was ready to sign a contract with the famed ROCKY MARCIANO to turn him into the heavy weight champion of the world, before
he died in a plane crash. Gene was heavyweight champ in the Navy and for the State of Ca. Joe Frasier even asked Gene who did Evel Knievel's funeral (you can find that on CZcams) why he never showed up in the ring. So Ernie and Prescott were good friends. Even found a news paper article where they are arm wrestling. They were both good friends, and golfing buddies with John Wayne, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Joe DiMaggio, Ward Bond, among other famous people who hung out together. Been great fun getting to know about Ernie due to Ancestry. He died in 1974 but everyday, more things come up in the news, on ebay, he is still a sports hero talked about and written about if not every day, at least every week. There is much more to tell.... IT ALL MADE SENSE, when we found ERNIE NEVERS. Gene looks TOTALLY like his son, and had all the same ATHLETIC skill, that his bookworm Sportswriter father had none. Even how we found out with Gene famous sports documentary Emmy award winning son, is very fun. He came over one day and said, DAD will you spit in a tube for me? Knowing it would be highly unlikely he would. Soooo much more to tell but will end here.
I was first person to go in traffic in Boston on a zebra Kemp. 10 speed bike. first person in the world
This is unbelievable stuff - McConaughey was a hero of mine before. Now, he joins Evel as a GOD.
A rare sighting of a shirted McConaughey.
Where going to miss you Bob y
I'll always love you God bless you and rest now
I think a motorcycle would have been a lot more appropriate than a truck. Rest in peace Evil.
Evil was and is an American icon.
EVEL KNIEVEL
R.I.P to the greatest daredevil that ever lived
What is the name of this bagpipe song?
"Oh Danny Boy"
Nacho Libre is
Obligatory comments about "massive balls" in 3... 2... 1...
thanks evel knievel. i am going to learn the national anthem so i can audition for the rodeo. i am still dreaming of jumping a motorcycle off the fastest tallest ramp with a wing suit parachute and the largest air bag to land on. many blessing to your family. hope to meet all your family. eric stewart american trucker monroe city in.
EVEL KENEVEL,,,,, GRACIASSSSS GRACIASSSSSSSSSSS ILOVEYOU EL MUERTHO TJ OFICIAL,,,,FACE,, KISSESS,,,
Could you guys post it without the bag pipe music?
He should've played Evel Knievel instead of George Eads...MMc would've made a better EK. Would've been a better movie as well.
Kelven Dyson Make a new Evel movie! What a legend with balls of steel!
the final frontier ..if I had tbe resources I would..EK was my dude!! Inspired me to ride!! i remember as a kid watching the Wembley jump...I thought for sure he was dead.
Kelven Dyson you are so CORRECT! THANKS
thanks evel knievel. i dream of jumping a motorcycle with a wing suit and parachute off the tallest and longest ramp with the largest air bag to land on just in case. best wishes to your family. hope to meet your family. . eric stewart american trucker
Did they bury him with his cycle? You just know he would have wanted to leave this Earth doing a jump.
"All right all right all right I come not to bury but, like praise my bro Evel though it would have been nice if y'all had sprung for the hemp coffin like I recommended or would have or whatever. You people who been telling me I shoulda' worn a shirt for this occasion, I say chilllll cuz y'know great thing 'bout shirts is I keep getting older, they keep staying off my torso, ha ha ha.... Man I am so high right now, gonna go play my bongos to relax, send Evel off past the solar system with some sick beats have a good ride, Evel Knievel Evel Knievel Evel Knievel Knievel Kniev?...now it just sounds funny, think I might get a pet bird like a lorikeet or a Palm Cockatoo or something which for to represent organic freedom, like shirtlessness and okay stay frosty dead warrior bro Evel peace y'all, all right."