Col. Ernest
Biggs served 31 years in the United States Air Force. He began flying P-51
Mustangs in World War II. He flew in the Korean War and ended his career
flying F-4 Phantoms in Vietnam. During his military tenure he earned the
Silver Star, two Legions of Merit, and three Distinguished Flying Crosses.
He retired in August of 1971 at Maxwell AFB where he was assigned to the
Headquarters of Air University. With a Bachelor’s degree in Military
History, a Master’s degree in Political Science and a Ph.D. in History, Col.
Biggs taught at Troy State University and Alabama State University after his
retirement. He then spent five years as the Academic Dean at Faulkner
University
.Col.
Biggs founded the water ski show team in the late 1970’s. During his tenure
as the Academic Dean at Faulkner University he began inviting students to
his lake cabin and taught them to ski. Col. Biggs said people always talked
about helping young people and he decided to do something to help them.
Eventually the group evolved into a ski team and they performed their first
show for Montgomery’s Jubilee City Fest. The team continued to grow and now
it is an independent non-profit corporation that carries on the legacy of
Col. Biggs. |
