Fred Roe (January 18, 1889 – May 6, 1968) was an American

polo Polo is a stick and ball game that is played on horseback as a traditional field sport. It is one of the world's oldest known team sports, having been adopted in the Western world from the game of Chovgan (), which originated in ancient ...

player. He competed in the polo tournament at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

winning a silver medal. He graduated from

Yale College Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, ...

and

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate school, graduate business school of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university. Located in Allston, Massachusetts, HBS owns Harvard Business Publishing, which p ...

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* 1889 births 1968 deaths American polo players Polo players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in polo Olympic polo players for the United States Olympic silver medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics People from Coke County, Texas Sportspeople from Texas Yale College alumni Harvard Business School alumni {{US-Olympic-medalist-stub