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Ken Ritter | Associated Press

Robbie Knievel, stunt motorcyclist son of daredevil Evel Knievel, dies at 60

Motorcycle daredevil Robbie Knievel walks away after jumping 20 Hummer H2 SUVs prior to the IRL IndyCar Series Bombardier Learjet 550k on June 7, 2008, at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Knievel died Friday at the age of 60. (Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS — Robbie Knievel, an American stunt performer who set records with daredevil motorcycle jumps following the tire tracks of his thrill-seeking father — including at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 1989 and a Grand Canyon chasm a decade later — has died in Nevada, his brother said. He was 60.

Robbie Knievel died early Friday in hospice care in Reno after battling pancreatic cancer, Kelly Knievel said.

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