What is "william ""bill"" mccoy"?

William "Bill" McCoy was an American bootlegger during the Prohibition era. He was born on December 29, 1877, in Syracuse, New York. McCoy started his career as a sailor and became a successful rum runner by operating his own boat, named "The Arethusa". He became famous for being a well-known supplier of illegal alcohol, which he smuggled from the Caribbean to the U.S. He was known for his high-quality whiskey that never caused any harm to people who consumed it. His reputation for providing "the real McCoy" led to the expression being used to describe authentic products. Eventually, McCoy was caught by the authorities in 1923 and sentenced to 9 months in prison. After his release, he retired from bootlegging to run a legitimate business and later went bankrupt during the Great Depression. He died on December 30, 1948, in Florida at the age of 71.