Gary Wells (motorcyclist)

Gary Wells (1957-2020) was an American motorcycle daredevil. On September 15, 1980, during a taping of the reality television show That's Incredible! he attempted to jump the fountains at Caesars Palace, a stunt made famous by Evel Knievel's failed attempt, but also crashed and was severely injured.[1][2][3][4]


Gary Wells died in Glendale, AZ on August 6, 2020. [5]

References

  1. "TV Danger Zone". people.com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. "The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  3. "Motorcyclist Gary Wells, 57, set to jump 150 feet at Colorado National Speedway". All Things Colorado Sports. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  4. "Star Tracks". people.com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  5. "Gary Wells - Obituary". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.