Stewart McDonald
Stewart McDonald (February 20, 1925 – August 26, 2008), born Henry Stewart McDonald, III in Brooklyn, New York, grew up in Washington, D.C., and served in the United States Army Air Forces 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 earned the nickname of "Barefoot Stew" and a reputation for vigorously independent thinking[1]
He was the biological father of biologist George Church[2].
He died at his home in Tampa, Florida. He was 83 years old.[1][3]
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- ^ a b "Like his toes, Henry "Barefoot Stew" McDonald's spirit was free". St. Petersburg Times. http://www.tampabay.com/news/obituaries/article790281.ece. Retrieved 23-Nov-2008.
- ^ "George M. Church". http://arep.med.harvard.edu/gmc/pers.html.
- ^ "Stew McDonald, 1925-2008". USA Water Ski. http://www.usawaterski.org/default.asp?Display=406. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
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