He had been in failing health for years, including suffering from diabetes and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable condition that scarred his lungs.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-me-knievel1dec01,1,7680364.story?coll=la-headlines-sports



>>>>Evel Knievel has died of natural causes.
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>>>What? It's sad that he died of natural causes? As in, he should have gone out in a blaze of glory? :-)
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>>lol. He should have tried the grand canyon thing again.
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>>Isn't it a little ironic. Man who literally has broken every bone in his body, performing some of the most dangerous stunts, dies of natural causes at the age of 69.
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>But at 69! You don't think his lifestyle had sommat to do with it? What did he die of anyway? (I missed the news bulletins)