Death of a Tightrope Walker

Reminds me of a snippet of an interview with Robbie Knievel I read this morning:

Evel Knievel broke his pelvis during his 1975 bid to jump over 13 buses.

"Although my dad's jump ended with broken bones and a lot of pain, I'm confident he'll be smiling down on this one," Mr Knievel said.

"Daredevils are a dying breed. I'm proud to have been raised by one and to be one myself."

Daredevils? A dying breed? No kidding?!?!?
Ever heard of natural selection Robbie?