Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the two-man event at St. Moritz in 1948.

Four years later he finished seventh in the two-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

In addition to bobsledding, Fred Fortune was a fine skier and he served during World War II in the 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops, during which time he earned a Bronze Star After the war, he returned to Lake Placid where he won the 1947 North American 2-man title with his Olympic partner, Sky Carron.

He founded and built two towns – North Pole, New York and North Pole, Colorado (on Pikes Peak) – both Santa Claus Children's Villages.

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