William Edward (Billy) Muncey^{[1, 2]}

1928 - 1981  (52 years)

• Name	William Edward (Billy) Muncey
  Birth	12 Nov 1928	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1981	Acapulco de Juarez, Guerrero, Mexico
  	Find A Grave Memorial # 9738922
  _UID	F828F20FE42F4B11BB65A4CEA5E5447565CC
  Burial	Oct 1981	Bonitq, San Diego County, California, USA
  	Glen Abbey Memorial Park
  Death	18 Oct 1981	Acapulco de Juarez, Guerrero, Mexico
  	Unlimited Hydroplane Driver. He was one of the most successful and dominant drivers in the history of unlimited hydroplanes. During his career, he won eight Gold Cups, four World Championships and seven National High Point Championships spanning 25 years of racing. Between 1956 and 1981, he recorded 62 total career victories and was regarded as the superstar of the sport. He gained notoriety during the 1958 Seattle Gold Cup race on Lake Washington when he lost control of his boat, ramming and sinking a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter. Named national driver of the year seven times by the National Power Boat Association (APBA), he was killed driving the Atlas Van Lines in a blow over accident at the World Championship Regatta in Acapulco, Mexico. Considered the greatest hydroplane racer in power boat history, he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2004. Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.
  Person ID	I9258	Francis Muncy Descendants
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Edward Leonard Muncey,   b. 22 Feb 1900, Wood County, West Virginia, USA d. Jan 1983 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Esther Violet Gallemore,   b. Abt 1905, Ohio, USA
  Marriage	11 Feb 1928	Guernsey County, Ohio, USA   [3]
  _UID	766F5872A1DE4F0790F203F85DEE9D7B64E1
  Family ID	F6636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 12 Nov 1928 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Burial - Find A Grave Memorial # 9738922 - 1981 - Acapulco de Juarez, Guerrero, Mexico Burial - Oct 1981 - Bonitq, San Diego County, California, USA Death - 18 Oct 1981 - Acapulco de Juarez, Guerrero, Mexico  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Muncey - William Edward (Bill) 1928 - 1981 William Edward (Bill / "Hot Chauffeur" Muncey, Jr., son of Edward L. and Ester (Gallemore) Muncey. He was one of the most successful and dominant drivers in the history of unlimited hydroplanes. During his career, he won eight Gold Cups, four World Championships and seven National High Point Championships spanning 25 years of racing.…

  
  

• Sources

  [S272] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1038] 1940 Royal Oak, Oakland Co., Michigan Fed Census. [S827] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.