Captain Charles Thomas Irvine Roark (1897–1939) was an English polo player. He held a ten goal handicap at the peak of his career.[1]
He was born in Ireland in 1897 to T. I. Roark of Wexford.
Roark played for England in the International Polo Cup in 1927[2] and 1930. He won the US Open Polo Championship with his team, the Hurricanes.[3] in 1926, 1929 and 1930.[4]He also captained the victorious Hurricanes (polo) team in the Roehampton Cup in 1928 and 1931.
Roark died on 18 February 1939 from injuries incurred in a fall during a practice match at Pasadena, California. He had been due to play a third International Polo Cup for England that year.
He was married three times, in 1938 he was married to Patsy Hostetter Smith and they had one son.