John F. “Jack” Ivory

At age 10, John F. “Jack” Ivory began his polo career in the Detroit area. As a hard-hitting teenager, he was dubbed the “boy wonder” of Midwest polo. After serving in World War II, he ascended on the national scene to help revive the sport in the post-war era. Jack was best known as the fearless, hard-riding captain of the Ivory Rangers. By 1955 he achieved a 7-goal outdoor rating and an 8-goal indoor rating. During his career, Jack was a player-manager in Detroit, Chicago, Aiken, San Antonio, and Delray Beach. An energetic and innovative promoter, he worked tirelessly to make high-goal polo accessible to wider audiences around the country. Jack retired from the sport in 1993 as the “grand old man” of Michigan polo.