Born-again Christian famous for holding up his
John 3:16 signs during various
sporting events.
Before accepting
Jesus Christ as his personal savior, Stewart tried to become "the most famous person in the world no one knows about," by going around to
golfing events donning a multi-colored Afro wig. During the
80s, he and his wife spent their time travelling the
country,
living in their car, and holding up these signs. The
signs were most easily spotted during a field-goal or extra-point attempt in a
football game (usually
Monday Night Football).
Currently serving three
life sentences for kidnapping two
day laborers and a
maid on
September 22, 1992, in a failed attempt to get in one last appearance before
The Rapture, which he believed was only six days away.
Aside from the
sporting events, he also made it into a
Budweiser commercial and was featured in an episode of
The Simpsons (complete with
Afro wig and
John 3:16 sign) and a
Saturday Night Live skit ("Rainbow Man" played by
Christopher Walken).
Information acquired from
Cecil Adams at
The Straight Dope website, http://www.straightdope.com