The Human Fly

http://www.the-rocketman.com/human-fly.html

I used to read this guy's comics from Marvel, back in the 80's. 
His gimmick in the comics was that he had so much metal in his skeleton that he was like Wolverine, not too different from the real guy, who apparently only took up stunt performing after a crippling accident that forced him to have to learn to walk again.
He was kind of crazy, but inspirational, with a really unique costume.

Reminds me of Evil Knieval