Stewart McDonald

Stewart McDonald (born February 20, 1925– August 26 2008) Henry Stewart McDonald, III in Brooklyn, New York, he grew up in Washington, D.C., and served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, including test pilot and aerial refueling.He began stock car racing in 1947. After recuperating from a crash, he attended the University of Miami and in 1948 began a long association with Cypress Gardens and the sport of water skiing including ABC Sports Color commentator and induction to the Waterski Hall of Fame in 1992. He was the first president of the Florida Motion Picture & Television Association (FMTPA) in Tampa.

His lone NASCAR race came in 1953, when McDonald raced at Raleigh. Starting positions in the twenty-two car field are unknown due to poor records, but McDonald completed 271 of the 300 laps in route to a 22nd place effort.

He passed away at his home in Tampa, Fla. He was 83 years old. cite web|url=http://www.usawaterski.org/default.asp?Display=406|title=Stew McDonald, 1925-2008|publisher=USA Water Ski|accessdate=2008-08-26]

References

External links

* [http://www.waterskihalloffame.com/pages/Bios/Stew%20McDonald.htm Water Skiing Hall of Fame biography]
* [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1084443/1/index.htm January 1971 Article from Sports Illustrated Archives]

ee also

* Water Skiing Hall of Fame