Stephen A. Orthwein
| Stephen A. Orthwein | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stephen August Orthwein |
| 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) |
Stephen A. Orthwein is an American heir and polo player.[1]
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]
Bibliography
- The Polo Enclyclopedia (with Horace A. Laffaye, McFarland & Co, 2003)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, Stephen A. Orthwein's biography
- 1 2 Beverly Miller Is Married To Peter Busch Orthwein, The New York Times, May 10, 1987
- ↑ BusinessWeek: Peter B. Orthwein
- 1 2 Culver Academies
- ↑ William Clark Hetherington, Six Chukkers Of Love, AuthorHouse, 2005, p. 122
- ↑ Polo Training Foundation Board of Directors