George C. Sherman Jr. Explained

George Carter Sherman Jr. (July 12, 1911 – February 3, 1986)[1] was an American polo player.

Early life and career

George Sherman began playing polo at age 15. His father, George Carter Sherman Sr., was a well-known polo player and founder of the National Indoor Polo Association. He graduated from Yale University in 1934.[2] [3] He was captain of the polo team in his freshman year, and he promoted college polo alongside Robert A. Graviss.[4]

Sherman served as senior vice president of Rollins Burdick Hunter, the insurance broker, and chairman of its office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[5]

Polo

Sherman served as chairman of the Indoor Polo Association, and the United States Polo Association in Lexington, Kentucky from 1960 to 1966.[2] [4] He was also involved with the Gulfstream Polo Club in Lake Worth, Florida.[2]

Sherman is credited as a co-founder — alongside H. Jeremy Chisholm, Leverett S. Miller, and Philip L. B. Iglehart — of the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, which opened in 1988.[2] [6] [7] [8] [9] He was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1998.[10]

Sherman donated a painting by Chester Harding, Portrait of a Lady, to the Yale University Art Gallery.[3]

Death

Sherman died of leukemia in New York on February 3, 1986, at the age of 74.[11]

Notes and References

  1. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  2. Web site: Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame. Polomuseum.com. 16 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216195421/http://www.polomuseum.com/hof_inductees/sherman_george.htm. 16 February 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Yale University Art Gallery. https://archive.today/20121215232725/http://ecatalogue.art.yale.edu/detail.htm?objectId=11473. dead. 15 December 2012. Ecatalogue.art.yale.edu. 16 October 2017.
  4. Web site: Equestrian Life. Equestrianlife.com. 16 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20110319164134/http://www.equestrianlife.com/directory/2368/UnitedStatesPoloAssociation. 19 March 2011. dead.
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/10/nyregion/c-correction-984086.html Correction
  6. Web site: About The Museum - Polo Museum. Polomuseum.com. 16 October 2017.
  7. Book: Horace Laffaye. Dennis J. Amato. Polo in the United States: A History. Jefferson, North Carolina. McFarland & Company. 2011. 289. 9780786480074.
  8. Web site: Chisholm Gallery - Hugh Jeremy Chisholm and the Polo Hall of Fame - Polo Art, Sporting Art, and Antiques. Chisholmgallery.com. 16 October 2017.
  9. Web site: Polosport. Sportpolo.com. 16 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311032910/http://www.sportpolo.com/History/Polo_Museum.htm. 11 March 2012. dead.
  10. Web site: Polo Hall of Fame inductees. Polomuseum.com. 16 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20111231161809/http://www.polomuseum.com/hof_inductees/inductees_alpha.htm. 31 December 2011. dead.
  11. Web site: George Sherman Jr., Leading Polo Official. 6 February 1986. 16 October 2017. Nytimes.com.

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