Stephen A. Orthwein
Stephen A. Orthwein (October 28, 1945 – March 11, 2018) was an American heir and polo player.[1]
Stephen A. Orthwein | |
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Born | Stephen August Orthwein |
Died | March 11, 2018 Florida, U.S. |
Education | Culver Academies |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Occupation | Polo player |
Parent(s) | Adolphus Busch Orthwein Ann Thornley Metcalfe |
Relatives | Adolphus Busch (paternal great-great-grandfather) Peter Busch Orthwein (brother) |
Early life
He is a great-great-grandson of Adolphus Busch, founder of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company.[2] He has a twin brother, Peter Busch Orthwein, the Chairman and CEO of Thor Industries.[2][3] He attended the Culver Academies in 1960.[4] He graduated from Yale University, where he led the team to the National Collegiate Polo Championships in 1967 and 1968.[1]
Polo
A six-goal handicap, he won the Monty Waterbury Cup in 1977, the 1979 Butler Handicap, the 16-Goal championship in 1967.[1]
He served as Secretary of the United States Polo Association (USPA) from 1984 to 1988, President from 1988 to 1991, and Chairman from 1991 to 1995.[1][5] He received the Hugo Dalmar Award from the USPA in 1988.[1] He was inducted into the Culver Academies 2007 Horsemanship Hall of Fame.[4]
He served as Chairman of the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida from 2001 until 2010, and was inducted on February 18, 2011.[1] He serves on the Board of Directors of the Polo Training Foundation.[6]
Death
Orthwein died on March 11, 2018 at his home in Wellington, Florida.[7]
Bibliography
- The Polo Enclyclopedia (with Horace A. Laffaye, McFarland & Co, 2003)
References
- Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, Stephen A. Orthwein's biography
- Beverly Miller Is Married To Peter Busch Orthwein, The New York Times, May 10, 1987
- BusinessWeek: Peter B. Orthwein
- Culver Academies
- William Clark Hetherington, Six Chukkers Of Love, AuthorHouse, 2005, p. 122
- Polo Training Foundation Board of Directors
- Holleman, Joe, "Steve Orthwein, renowned polo player and Busch heir, died Sunday," St. Louis Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri. published 17:22 on 3/12/18.