Clarence C. Combs Jr.
{{Short description|American polo player}}
Clarence C. Combs Jr., a.k.a. Buddy Combs, was an American polo player.{{Cite web |url=http://www.polomuseum.com/hof_inductees/combs_clarence.htm |title=Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, Clarence C. Combs, Jr.'s biography |access-date=2012-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216193848/http://www.polomuseum.com/hof_inductees/combs_clarence.htm |archive-date=2012-02-16 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.poloplayersedition.com/test2/archives/art0212.php LONELY AT THE TOP: Tommy Biddle becomes America's only 10-goal player.], Polo Players' Edition
Biography
He graduated from the Pennsylvania Military Academy, now known as Widener University. He then attended the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. He practised as a veterinarian in New Jersey.
In 1937, while a student at Cornell, he won the Intercollegiate Championship in 1937. He went to on win the 1939 Junior Championship, east–west title in 1951, the 1951 and 1953 National Arena Championships. He also won the Monty Waterbury Cup twice, in 1947 and 1956.[http://www.hurlinghammedia.com/tournaments_US_Opencupwinners.php Hurlingham Media: US Open Cup winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321190945/http://www.hurlinghammedia.com/tournaments_US_Opencupwinners.php |date=2014-03-21 }} In 1951, he became a ten-goal polo player.
He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame on March 20, 1992.
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Category:Widener University alumni
Category:Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine alumni