| Celebrity
Players
The game of polo has been
played in America for over a hundred years, and literally for centuries
- millennia - in other parts of the world. In fact, the first written
account of the game was from the Persians in 600 B.C. following
a match with the Turks. Back in those days, a polo match was played
after a battle, with the head of the losing general
being used as the ball.
Now, of course, people just lose their heads
figuratively, as polo often consumes the people who play. Sometimes
called "The Game of Kings," it has drawn a number of royals
to its ranks, but also a number of just famous people have mounted
their trusty steeds and taken up the game.
The
Royals, Of Course  BACK |
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HRH Prince Charles,
Diana's ex |
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Prince Philip,
Charles' father |
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| American
Royalty Film and TV StarsBACK |
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Clark Gable, aka
Rhett Butler |
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Spencer Tracy,
Kate Hepburn's on-screen pal |
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Walt Disney, he
used to play in Colorado Springs |
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Will Rogers, yes
that Will Rogers |
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Bill Devane, Knotts
Landing bad boy |
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Tommy Lee Jones,
Fugitive character |
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Sylvestor Stallone,
"Yo Adrian, this polo is somethin." |
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Bing Crosby, White
Christmas crooner |
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Robert Stack,
The Untouchable News |
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| Kings
of MusicBACK |
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Mickey Dolenz,
remember The Monkeys? |
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Stewart Copeland,
drummer of the Police |
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Kenny Jones, drummer
of The Who |
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Bryan Morrison,
drummer of WHAM |
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Major Ronald Ferguson,
Fergie's dad |
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Mike Rutherford,
member of the band Genesis (Phil Collins' boys) |
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| The
Pols and GeneralsBACK |
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Theodore Roosevelt,
they named the teddy bear after him |
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George S. Patton,
the World War II guy |
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