Sue Sally Hale

At the age of nine, in a Hollywood restaurant with her show business parents, Sue Sally wrote on a napkin, “I want to be a polo player or a bronc buster.” Polo won! Single handedly, with sheer determination, she worked her way up to become an integral part of the sport. Hale became an avid activist for women in polo, staunchly campaigning to have women rated on the same basis as men. She achieved her goal in 1972, when she was one of only a few women who made a historical debut by achieving an official USPA, 1-goal handicap.

For well over 55 years, her career was spent mentoring and reinforcing the positive role of women as professional players, instructors, managers and organizers of the sport. Along the way, Hale raised two polo playing daughters, Sunny and Stormie Hale, who carried on her legacy of excellence and perseverance.