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Clarence C. Combs Jr.

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Clarence C. Combs, Jr., a.k.a. Buddy Combs, was an American polo player.[1][2]

Biography

He graduated from the Pennsylvania Military Academy, now known as Widener University.[1] He then attended the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.[1] He practised as a veterinarian in New Jersey.[2]

In 1937, while a student at Cornell, he won the Intercollegiate Championship in 1937.[1][2] He went to on win the 1939 Junior Championship, East-West title in 1951, the 1951 and 1953 National Arena Championships.[2] He also won the Monty Waterbury Cup twice, in 1947 and 1956.[3] In 1951, he became a ten-goal polo player.[1][2]

He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame on March 20, 1992.[1]

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