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Stephen A. Orthwein

Stephen A. Orthwein (October 28, 1945 – March 11, 2018) was an American heir and polo player.[1]

Stephen A. Orthwein
Born
Stephen August Orthwein

(1945-10-28)October 28, 1945
DiedMarch 11, 2018(2018-03-11) (aged 72)
Florida, U.S.
EducationCulver Academies
Alma materYale University
OccupationPolo player
Parent(s)Adolphus Busch Orthwein
Ann Thornley Metcalfe
RelativesAdolphus Busch (paternal great-great-grandfather)
Peter Busch Orthwein (brother)

Early life edit

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 edit

A six-goal handicap in polo, he won the Monty Waterbury Cup in 1977, the Butler Handicap in 1979, and 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 association's Hugo Dalmar Award in 1988.[1] In 2007, he was inducted into the Culver Academies' Horsemanship Hall of Fame.[4]

He served as chairman of the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida, from 2001 to 2010, and was inducted on February 18, 2011.[1] He served on the board of Directors of the Polo Training Foundation.[6]

Death edit

Orthwein died on March 11, 2018, at his home in Wellington, Florida.[7]

Bibliography edit

  • The Polo Encyclopedia (with Horace A. Laffaye, McFarland & Co, 2003)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, Stephen A. Orthwein's biography
  2. ^ a b Beverly Miller Is Married To Peter Busch Orthwein, The New York Times, May 10, 1987
  3. ^ BusinessWeek: Peter B. Orthwein
  4. ^ a b Culver Academies
  5. ^ William Clark Hetherington, Six Chukkers Of Love, AuthorHouse, 2005, p. 122 [1]
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  7. ^ Holleman, Joe, "Steve Orthwein, renowned polo player and Busch heir, died Sunday," St. Louis Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri. published 17:22 on 3/12/18. [2]

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