William C. Eddy

Who is William C. Eddy?

William Crawford Eddy might best be described as a 20th Century Renaissance Man. Naval officer, submariner, engineer, television producer, educator, cartoonist, artist, inventor, entrepreneur, explorer, writer – all of these characterizations and more could justifiably be applied to him, and he was successful in all of them.

Bill Eddy was born and raised in Saratoga Springs, New York, where his father was a successful businessman and four-term mayor. He completed high school at the New York Military Academy, then received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy. With minimal hearing capability, he passed the physical examination by “reading lips,” then kept this deficiency hidden throughout his years at the Academy and during his initial military service.