Facts: - years: 1950 , 1952 - poles: 0 - races: 2 -lrb- 1 start -rrb- - death date: 22 january 1996 - podiums: 0 - points: 0 - birth date: 31 january 1908 - name: william cantrell - nationality: usa american - wins: 0 - championships: 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william cantrell .
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william '' wild bill '' cantrell -lrb- born in west point , kentucky , january 31 , 1908 - died january 22 , 1996 -rrb- was a power boat and indycar driver .in 1949 , cantrell won the prestigious hydroplane gold cup in detroit .he was inducted in the motorsports hall of fame of america in 1992 in the power boats category .