Kenny Powers (Eastbound
Kenny Powers is the name of: * Kenny Powers (stuntman) (1947–2009), American stuntman * Kenny Powers (character), character in HBO series ''Eastbound & Down'' See also * Powers (other) Powers may refer to: Arts and media * ''Powers'' (comics), a comic book series by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming ** ''Powers'' (American TV series), a 2015–2016 series based on the comics * ''Powers'' (British TV series), a 200 ...

Kenny Powers (stuntman)
Kenneth Marion Powers (July 9, 1947 – February 28, 2009) was an American stuntman. Powers was born to Edward Lee and Florence Pauline Powers in Landrum, South Carolina, on July 9, 1947. He grew up in Landrum, and after high school, he joined the U.S. Navy and served as a barber according to his DD 214. He died at the Hampton Veterans Center in Hampton, Virginia on February 28, 2009. He was married to Beverly Powers at the time of his death. St. Lawrence River jump He is best known today for his unsuccessful October 1979 attempt to jump the Saint Lawrence River in a rocket-powered Lincoln Continental, where he took the place of stuntman Ken Carter. He suffered significant injuries including a broken back, but survived.(1 April 2009)Obituary ''Tryon Daily Bulletin''(6 October 1979)"Rocket car explodes in flight over St. Lawrence River" ''St. Petersburg Times'' (Associated Press)(13 October 1979)"Rocket car jump 'the wildest ride of my life': Driver" ''Montreal Gazette'' (Asso ...
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Kenny Powers (character)
Kenny Powers is a fictional world famous baseball player in the HBO television comedy series '' Eastbound & Down'', played by Danny McBride. He is portrayed as a once dominant baseball pitcher, whose poor work ethic, ego, and short temper jeopardized his professional career. In season one, Powers becomes a substitute physical education teacher who is attempting to make a return to Major League Baseball. Character biography As a 19-year-old closing pitcher, Powers enjoys a spectacular Major League debut, leading Atlanta to the World Series. But Powers' abrasive personality leads him to trouble as he bounces from Atlanta to New York, then to San Francisco, Boston, and finally Seattle in subsequent years. Powers quickly wears out his welcome everywhere he goes, enraging fans with inflammatory statements as his fastball rapidly loses velocity. He tries to compensate for this weakness by using steroids to improve his performance, but in less than seven years he finds his Major League ...
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