Willis L. Hartman

Willis L. Hartman was an American polo player.[1]

Biography

Willis L. Hartman lived in Wichita, Kansas, where he played polo on the Wilson Estates.[1][2][3]

In 1965, he established the Willis L. Hartman Trophy to recognize the winner of the Best Playing Pony of the U.S. Open Polo Championship.[1][4] The trophy is a silver polo pony manufactured by the London-based jewellers Garrard & Co.[2] The first trophy was given to Lovely Sage, a pony owned by the Hawaiian businessman Ruddy F. Tongg, Sr..[2]

He helped establish the Tulsa Polo Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Broad Acres Polo Club in Norman, Oklahoma, and the Royal Palm Polo Club in Boca Raton, Florida.[1] He also served on the Board of Governors 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 March 3, 2000.[1]

References
  1. Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, Willis L. Hartman's biography
  2. Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in the United States: A History, McFarland, 2011, p. 232
  3. Ladham Development
  4. 2004 POLO EXCELLENCE AWARDS: Honoring those at the top of their game. , Polo Players Edition, May 2005
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