Bill Muncey

William Edward Muncey (November 12, 1928 – October 18, 1981) was an American hydroplane racing legend from Detroit, Michigan.

[1][2][3] Muncey began his boat racing career in 1949 by sinking in front of a hometown crowd on the Detroit River.

Muncey's first attempt to drive in an American Power Boat Association (APBA) Gold Cup event began by blowing up the engine.

On October 18 in Acapulco, Mexico, he was leading the final heat of the World Championship race,[4] but was killed in a blowover crash while travelling 175 mph (282 km/h).

[16] He attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where he was initiated as a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.