He held the world record in water ski jumping, also in 1950.
Between 1950-58, he developed water skis and was among the pioneers of the sport.
It is also visited by people wanting to fish, sail and water ski.
You can finally put those water skis to use again, or maybe it's time to get back into cycling.
"I'll never forget looking at the jungle from water skis."
And you can thank water skis for giving it to you.
He continues to water ski at a competitive level.
As an adult, I've discovered how much fun it is to water ski.
But that was only from 0 feet (standing on the water skis).
During the summer many people go to the lakes to water ski.