Whatever Happened To The Fan Man Parachute Guy?

Whatever Happened To The Fan Man Parachute Guy?

By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent

Media called him ‘Fan Man’. His real name: James Jarrett Miller. On November 6, 1993, the world famous stunt parachutist parachuted onto the ring apron during round 7 of the Evander Holyfield versus Riddick Bowe World Heavyweight title bout match held outdoors at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Miller was knocked unconscious by a security officer who struck him 20 times.

Round 7 of Holyfield-Bowe on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1RmBHpsrA

It remains a wonder for all time Miller’s spinning parachute motor blades did not chop anybody to pieces. The lines of his paraglider parachute were tangled in the overhead lights, creating the additional insane danger the lights might be pulled down onto the spectators at ringside before they could evacuate-if it came to that.

Miller’s stunts also including paragliding to the top of Buckingham Palace in London, and flying into the middle of a Denver Broncos-Los Angeles Raiders NFL football game at the Coliseum on Los Angeles.

Miller, a graduate of The University of Alaska at Juneau with an Associate’s Degree in Computer Science, suffered from heart disease in later years and underwent open heart surgery twice. In declining health, Miller, 39, committed suicide in the Alaskan wilderness. Miller was survived by his daughter and a young brother. The public did not know ‘The Fan Man’ had died until ESPN died a follow up story to his parachute stunt ten years after the event occurred. Born October 28, 1963, died September 22, 2002. James Jarrett Miller, a bizarre piece of boxing history.

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