George C. Sherman Jr.

George Carter Sherman Jr. (July 12, 1911 – February 3, 1986)[1] was an American polo player.

Early life and career

George Sherman began playing polo at age 15. His father, George Carter Sherman Sr., was a well-known polo player and founder of the National Indoor Polo Association. He graduated from Yale University in 1934.[2][3] He was captain of the polo team in his freshman year, and he promoted college polo alongside Robert A. Graviss.[4]

Sherman served as senior vice president of Rollins Burdick Hunter, the insurance broker, and chairman of its office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[5]

Polo

Sherman served as chairman of the Indoor Polo Association, and the United States Polo Association in Lexington, Kentucky from 1960 to 1966.[2][4] He was also involved with the Gulfstream Polo Club in Lake Worth, Florida.[2]

Sherman is credited as a co-founder — alongside H. Jeremy Chisholm, Leverett S. Miller, and Philip L. B. Iglehart — of the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, which opened in 1988.[2][6][7][8][9] He was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1998.[10]

Sherman donated a painting by Chester Harding, Portrait of a Lady, to the Yale University Art Gallery.[3]

Death

Sherman died of leukemia in New York on February 3, 1986, at the age of 74.[11]

References
  1. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  2. "Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame". Polomuseum.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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  4. "Equestrian Life". Equestrianlife.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  5. Correction, The New York Times, February 10, 1986
  6. "About The Museum - Polo Museum". Polomuseum.com. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  7. Horace Laffaye; Dennis J. Amato (2011). Polo in the United States: A History. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 289. ISBN 9780786480074.
  8. "Chisholm Gallery - Hugh Jeremy Chisholm and the Polo Hall of Fame - Polo Art, Sporting Art, and Antiques". Chisholmgallery.com. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  9. "Polosport". Sportpolo.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  10. "Polo Hall of Fame inductees". Polomuseum.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  11. "George Sherman Jr., Leading Polo Official". Nytimes.com. 6 February 1986. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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