Charles Thomas Irvine Roark

Captain Charles Thomas Irvine Roark (1897–1939) was an English polo player. He held a ten goal handicap at the peak of his career ^[1].

Biography

He was born in Ireland in 1897 to T. I. Roark of Wexford.

Roark played for England in the International Polo Cup in 1927^[2] and 1930. He won the US Open Polo Championship with his team, the Hurricanes.^[3] in 1926, 1929 and 1930^[4].He also captained the victorious Hurricanes (polo) team in the Roehampton Cup in 1928 and 1931.

Roark died on 18 February 1939 from injuries incurred in a fall during a practice match at Pasadena, California. He had been due to play a third International Polo Cup for England that year.

Legacy

He was married three times, in 1938 he was married to Patsy Hostetter Smith and they had one son.

References

1. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20A13FC3F5F1B728DDDAC0994D0405B818FF1D3&scp=2&sq=lacey%20polo&st=cse
2. ^ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,736822,00.html
3. ^ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,737901,00.html
4. ^ http://www.sportpolo.com/History/Champions.htm

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Name	Roark, Charles Thomas Irvine
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Date of birth	1897
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Date of death	1939
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