Bubba Blackwell Bubba Blackwell Bubba Blackwell is an American stunt performer and motorcycle jumping world record holder who is sponsored by and promoted by Harley-Davidson Motorcycles. Prior to his association with Harley-Davidson, Blackwell was sponsored by the now-defunct Buell Motorcycle Company (Buell was partnered with Harley-Davidson Motorcycles before becoming defunct in October, 2009). Blackwell is best known for breaking Evel Knievel's jump record for buses using a Harley-Davidson XR-750 flat-track racing motorcycle. Bubba Blackwell began his career on April 26, 1998, when he jumped 20 cars in Everett, Massachusetts, breaking the 19 car record held by Evel Knievel. The following year, on
Tom Steele (stuntman) an aggressive reporter jumping onto the running board of Kane's car as it pulls away. In the 1960s and 70s he remained active as a stuntman but took on more acting bits, including a role as a truck driver in 1966's "Harper" and a bit as a security guard in the 1971 Bond epic "Diamonds Are Forever". He also drove one of the vehicles used in the classic car chase from "Bullitt" (1968) and did driving stunts for Disney's late-1960s ""Love Bug"" films. His last film before retiring was 1986's "Tough Guys", in which he played an elderly man caught