Frederick Mannix Sr.

Starting at age 40, Frederick Mannix found himself immersed in polo for the next 30 years. A consummate sportsman, gentleman and humanitarian, he was recognized with many awards throughout a career in which he played avidly and won much.

But his real contributions to polo came from his efforts to improve and preserve it both in Canada and the United States. He commissioned and sponsored a major historical chronicle, Polo – The Galloping Game, oral histories, facilities and training equipment. To insure the future of Canadian polo he founded the Polo Training Foundation of Canada, the National Polo Association and many other charitable and developmental endeavors, and with the teams he sponsored, Mannix also established himself as one of the great patrons of polo.