Lester_Armour,_III

Lester Armour III

Lester Armour III

American polo player

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]

References

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


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