Lester Armour III

Lester Armour III, a.k.a. Red Armour, is an American polo player.[1][2]

Biography

His father, Lester Armour Sr., was a polo player who taught him how to play.[2]

He was a nine-goal player.[1][3] He played in two Cup of the Americas, two victorious Camacho Cups, and a Coronation Cup.[1] He won a U.S. Handicap, two Gold Cups, three Silver Cups and a North American Cup.[1] He served as a governor and Chairman of the Handicap Committee of the United States Polo Association (USPA).[1] He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida on February 26, 1999.[1]

He is married to Louise Armour.[2]

gollark: What thing?
gollark: At least it's bringing times down.
gollark: Why would they abandon a second generation silver egg, I wonder.
gollark: Though scripts cost that much, and I've seen fewer of them than xenowyrms, possibly due to biomes.
gollark: Only 100 shards too.

References
  1. Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, Lester Armour III's biography
  2. William Clark Hetherington (2005). Six Chukkers of Love. AuthorHouse. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-4634-8056-1.
  3. Pat Cannonn, Cowboy Joe Barry Isn't Typical Polo Player, The Milwaukee Journal, August 12, 1978


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