Bud Ekins

[Hairsmith]

Bud Ekins, a renowned off-road racer and stuntman who performed the famous motorcycle jump over barbed wire in the film "The Great Escape" and bounced a Mustang up and down the hills of San Francisco in "Bullitt," has died. He was 77.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/09/america/NA-GEN-US-Obit-Bud-Ekins.php

[busarider1]

Wow. It's a shame he's gone but man, he sure did live.

[Chirpy]

I loved the Subtitle that Cycle World ran

"We all wanted to be Steve McQueen. Steve McQueen wanted to be Bud Ekins."

[Tim Kreitz]

Here's an article (http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2007/December/december-3-9/dec0707budekinsmemorial/?R=EPI-97460) on his memorial, which was just held two weeks ago.