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Memo Gracida

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Guillermo Memo Gracida Jr. is a Mexican born polo player, later a naturalized United States citizen, born July 25, 1956, in Mexico City, who holds the record for the most United States Open Polo Championship victories with sixteen wins. He maintained a ten goal handicap, the sport's highest rating, for a record twenty one consecutive years, was named Player of the Centennial Era in 1990, and was inducted into the National Polo Hall of Fame in 1997 while still an active competitor.

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Birth Year
1956 1
Birth Date
1956-07-25 1
Nationality
Mexican 1
Career Highlight
Record 16 U.S. Open victories and record 21 consecutive years as an American 10-goaler 1
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1. Guillermo Gracida Jr., Wikipedia
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    Guillermo "Memo" Gracida Jr. (born July 25, 1956)
  • Lead sentence, birth year
    Guillermo "Memo" Gracida Jr. (born July 25, 1956)
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    is a Mexican polo player whose international career includes several record-setting achievements
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    the most U.S. Open victories (16) and the most consecutive years as an American 10-goaler (21)
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