Roy L. Barry

In his twenties, Roy Barry began playing polo in Texas and made a name for himself buying, training and selling top horses. With his natural ability, he quickly attained a 7-goal rating in 1948 and won the Monty Waterbury Cup in 1951, was a finalist in the U.S. Open and played in clubs across the United States, often managing the clubs as well as his sponsors’ strings of ponies. In 1954, at the young age of 45, Roy suffered a stroke while playing in the Monty Waterbury tournament. He was advised to quit playing polo and working with horses but, just three years later, he returned to club polo and was able to enjoy the sport he loved for many more years. He taught his son, Roy Matthews Barry, the game well; he became a 9-Goaler who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1995.