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The Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...

is in Lake Worth, Florida
Lake Worth, Florida
Lake Worth is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, which takes its name from the body of water along its eastern border, originally called "Lake Worth", and now generally known as the Lake Worth Lagoon. The lake itself was named for General William J. Worth, who led U.S. forces during the last...

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The first inductions were in 1990.

Honorees

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  • Rodolphe Louis Agassiz
    Rodolphe Louis Agassiz
    Rodolphe Louis Agassiz was a polo champion who participated in the 1902 International Polo Cup. He later became chairman of the board of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company.-Biography:...

     (1871-1933)
  • Lester Armour, III
  • Harold A. Barry
  • Harold L. Barry
  • Paul W. Barry
  • Roy M. Barry
  • Carlton Beal
  • James Gordon Bennett, Jr.
    James Gordon Bennett, Jr.
    James Gordon Bennett, Jr. was publisher of the New York Herald, founded by his father, James Gordon Bennett, Sr., who emigrated from Scotland. He was generally known as Gordon Bennett to distinguish him from his father....

  • Robert D. Beveridge
  • Elmer Julius Boeseke, Jr.
  • George Herbert Bostwick
  • Norman Brinker (polo)
  • Paul Butler (polo)
  • Delmar Carroll
  • Clarence C. Combs, Jr.
  • Alan L. Corey, Jr.
  • John Elliott Cowdin
    John Elliott Cowdin
    John Elliott Cowdin was an American polo champion in the 1902 International Polo Cup. He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame.-References:...

  • Fred W. Dailey
  • Bart Evans (polo)
  • Elbridge T. Gerry, Sr.
  • Stephen M. Gose
  • Guillermo Gracida, Jr.
  • Raymond R. Guest
    Raymond R. Guest
    Commander Raymond Richard Guest OBE Commander Raymond Richard Guest OBE Commander Raymond Richard Guest OBE (November 25, 1907 – December 31, 1991 was an American businessman, thoroughbred race horse owner and polo player. He was United States Ambassador to Ireland.-Biography:...

  • Winston Frederick Churchill Guest
    Winston Frederick Churchill Guest
    -Biography:Winston Guest was the son of Frederick Guest, a British politician, and his wife, Amy Phipps, who was the daughter of American businessman and philanthropist Henry Phipps, Jr. Guest was born in 1906. He won the International Polo Cup in 1930, 1936 and 1939. He died in 1982 at Nassau...

     (1906-1982)
  • Bennie Gutierrez
  • George Haas, Jr.
  • William Averell Harriman (1891-1986)
  • W. Ray Harrington, Jr.
  • Willis L. Hartman
  • Henry Lloyd Herbert
    Henry Lloyd Herbert
    Henry Lloyd Herbert was the first chairman of the United States Polo Association in 1890. He developed the polo handicap system in 1888....

  • Julian Hipwood
  • Louise Eustis Hitchcock
  • Thomas Hitchcock, Jr.
  • Thomas Hitchcock, Sr.
  • Glen Holden, Sr.
  • Philip L. B. Iglehart
  • Stewart B. Iglehart


  • S.K. (Skey) Johnston
  • Foxhall Parker Keene
  • Northrup R. Knox
    Northrup R. Knox
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  • Lewis Lacey
  • William R. Linfoot
  • William A. Mayer
  • Devereux Milburn
    Devereux Milburn
    Devereux Milburn was an American champion polo player in the early to mid twentieth century. He was one of what was known as the Big Four in international polo, winning the Westchester Cup six times...

  • George K. Oliver
  • John C. Oxley
  • John T. Oxley (polo)
  • Al Parsells
  • Eric Leader Pedley
    Eric Leader Pedley
    -Biography:He was born on January 2, 1896 in Riverside, California to William Everard Pedley and Elizabeth Barlow Massicks. Around 1923 he married Alejandra Elena Macondray. He died on May 9, 1986 in Belvedere, California....

  • Gonzalo Pieres
    Gonzalo Pieres
    Gonzalo Pieres, Jr. born December 17, 1982 in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province is a professional Argentine polo player with a 10 goal handicap. Currently, he is ranked number 2.- Biography :...

  • Michael Grace Phipps
    Michael Grace Phipps
    -Biography:He was the son of John Shaffer Phipps. He was a member of Yale University intercollegiate championship team in both 1930 and 1932. He participated in the 1936 and 1939 International Polo Cup.-References:...

  • Owen Rinehart
  • Stephen J. Roberts
  • Will Rogers
    Will Rogers
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  • George C. Sherman, Jr.
  • William Sinclaire
  • Robert Skene
    Robert Skene
    Charles Robertson Skene , nicknamed Hurricane Bob was a ten-goal polo player. He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame.-Biography:...

  • Cecil Smith (polo)
  • Charles Smith (polo)
  • Lewis A. Smith
  • Malcolm Stevenson (polo)
    Malcolm Stevenson (polo)
    Malcolm Stevenson was a American champion polo player in what was known as the Big Four.-Biography:He was born around 1880 to A. L. Stevenson and he had a brother Philip Stevenson. On October 3, 1901 he married Caroline Livingstone, just days after being thrown from his polo horse. In 1920 he...

  • Louis Ezekiel Stoddard
    Louis Ezekiel Stoddard
    Major Louis Ezekiel Stoddard was an American 10-goal handicap polo player. He participated in the 1913 and 1921 International Polo Cup. He was the chairman of the United States Polo Association from 1921 to 1936. He won the Junior Polo Championship, Senior Polo Championship, U.S...

  • Robert Early Strawbridge, Jr.
    Robert Early Strawbridge, Jr.
    Robert Early Strawbridge, Jr. was an American polo champion and chairman of the United States Polo Association.-References:...

  • Gonzalo Tanoira
  • Robert Uihlein
  • Robert E. Walton
  • James Montaudevert Waterbury, Jr.
  • Lawrence Waterbury
  • Tommy Wayman
  • James Watson Webb, Sr.
    James Watson Webb, Sr.
    -Biography:He was born in 1884 to Lila Osgood Vanderbilt Webb and William Seward Webb in Burlington, Vermont. He married Electra Havemeyer Webb and had as his son, James Watson Webb, Jr. He died in 1960.-References:...

  • Harry Payne Whitney
    Harry Payne Whitney
    Harry Payne Whitney was an American businessman, thoroughbred horsebreeder, and member of the prominent Whitney family.- Early years :...

  • William T. Ylvisaker
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