Will Rogers Legacy Polo Cup - Learn from a Legend

5701 E 36th St N,Tulsa OK 74115

18 September, 2021

Description

Join us to celebrate our Oklahoma Kid, Will Rogers. Preserving the lessons learned from a life of a beloved humanitarian and humorist. The Will Rogers Legacy Polo Cup will honor a legend and celebrate the Cherokee heritage of Will, his humanitarian example and his unmatched likeability. He was an exceptional Polo Player himself, loved the Wild West culture and was an American stage and film actor, vaudeville performer, cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator from Oklahoma. Schedule of Events: Gates Open 4:00 pm, Opening Ceremonies 4:45 pm Polo Match 5:00 pm, Beer & Champagne Divot Stomp 6 pm Awards Ceremony 7 pm, Music & Entertainment 7:15 pm to 10 pm Cash Bar - Food Trucks - Beer Trailer - Children's Activities - Entertainment A percentage of ticket sales will be donated to the WR Memorial Museum. Known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son", Rogers was born to a Cherokee family in Indian Territory . As an entertainer and humorist, he traveled around the world three times, made 71 films (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"), and wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns. By the mid-1930s, Rogers was hugely popular in the United States for his leading political wit and was the highest paid of Hollywood film stars. He died in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post when their small airplane crashed in northern Alaska.