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Updated October 22, 2007 E-mail this page Email Print this page Print

Hall of Famer Bud Ekins: 1930-2007

Motorcycle Hall of Fame honoree Bud Ekins, best known for stunt-jumping a motorcycle over a fence in the classic 1963 Steve McQueen movie "The Great Escape," died Saturday, October 6. He was 77 years old.

Ekins started out as an off-road racer but went on to become a motorcycle dealer and one of Hollywood's most accomplished stunt riders. See his biography in the Hall of Fame.

A memorial service has been scheduled for 4 p.m. December 2 at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.