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Dick Pope, Jr.
Richard Downing Pope, Jr. (December 12, 1930 - November 8, 2007), better known as Dick Pope Jr., was a World Champion water skier and an important business leader in Central Florida. Pope was an important innovator in sport of water skiing, including the development of Barefoot skiing in 1947.〔 He is the son of Dick Pope, Sr., the founder of Cypress Gardens theme park.
==Personal life==
Dick Pope, Jr. was born in Long Island, New York. When he was just 18 months old, the family moved to Winter Haven, Florida. In 1936, his parents, Dick Pope, Sr. and Julie Pope, opened Cypress Gardens, one of the earliest theme parks in America. Dick Pope, Sr. played an important role in the development of Florida tourism and the growth of the sport of water skiing.
Dick Pope, Jr. served in the United States Marine Corps.〔 He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was known to carry a scratch pad to make notes about fishing conditions.〔 He was also an expert marksman and champion skeet shooter. Pope and his wife Frances at one time held the husband-wife 12-gauge world title for skeet shooting.〔
When Walt Disney was scouting for a location for a second, even larger theme, Cypress Gardens and the Pope family where involved in trying to promote Central Florida. Dick Pope, Jr. is said to be the man who ultimately convinced Walt Disney to select Orlando as the home of Walt Disney World.
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