“Banana” George Blair loved yellow ... His big crowd-pleasing feat was to water-ski barefoot on just one foot while holding the tow rope (yellow, of course) in his clenched teeth, his arms ...

But millionaires come and go, and few of them can say that they water-ski barefoot every day of the week. Blair performs at Cypress Gardens as “Banana George,” always dressed in yellow ...

The eccentric barefoot water-skier “Banana” George Blair, whose aquatic exploits amused and inspired audiences around the world for decades, has died at 98. Known for his skill, his sartorial ...

to Banana George, the barefoot water-skier known around the world for his antics in a yellow wet suit and his penchant for handing bananas to anyone who will take one. None of it was his doing.

And for some 50 years, the yellow-clad Banana George has been barefoot water skiing, bringing the sport to the forefront and earning recognition for his feats. At age 91 and three-quarters ...

The event attracts barefoot water-skiing enthusiasts from all over, with entrants this year coming from as far away as Canada. Named after local legend "Banana" George Blair, the event started out ...

George also liked to show ski, and one of his favorite tricks was to barefoot ski on just one foot while holding the towrope clenched in his teeth, his arms outstretched with a banana in each hand.

"Banana" George Blair, who wears his trademark yellow ... learned to water ski at age 40 and began barefoot skiing six years later.