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Stephen A. Orthwein
Stephen A. Orthwein (October 28, 1945 – March 11, 2018) was an American heir and polo player.[1] Early lifeHe is a great-great-grandson of Adolphus Busch, founder of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company.[2] He has a twin brother, Peter Busch Orthwein, the chairman and CEO of Thor Industries.[2][3] He attended the Culver Academies in 1960.[4] He graduated from Yale University, where he led the team to the National Collegiate Polo Championships in 1967 and 1968.[1] PoloA six-goal handicap in polo, he won the Monty Waterbury Cup in 1977, the Butler Handicap in 1979, and the 16-Goal championship in 1967.[1] He served as secretary of the United States Polo Association (USPA) from 1984 to 1988, president from 1988 to 1991, and chairman from 1991 to 1995.[1][5] He received the association's Hugo Dalmar Award in 1988.[1] In 2007, he was inducted into the Culver Academies' Horsemanship Hall of Fame.[4] He served as chairman of the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida, from 2001 to 2010, and was inducted on February 18, 2011.[1] He served on the board of Directors of the Polo Training Foundation.[6] DeathOrthwein died on March 11, 2018, at his home in Wellington, Florida.[7] Bibliography
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