A Fight for Knievel’s Estate
Evel Knievel has not even been buried yet (he died last Friday) and there is already a fight for his money. I mentioned in my earlier blog about Knievel that he attacked a man who wrote a less than flattering book about him. Shelly Saltman, a business partner of Knievel, promoted the ill-fated Snake River Canyon jump. During the promotion, Saltman carried a tape recorder with him so he could get details for a book. Saltman said everyone was aware of his intentions, but apparently, Evel didn’t get the memo on that. In 1977, the book, titled Evel Knievel on … Continue reading