Frank A. R. Mayer

Frank A. R. Mayer
Biographical details
Born	April 24, 1895; East Grand Forks, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	August 3, 1973 (aged 78); Hennepin, Minnesota, U.S.
Playing career
1914–1916	Minnesota
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1925–1929	Macalester
Head coaching record
Overall	16–17–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 MIAC (1925)
Awards
	All-American (1916); All-Western (1916); All-Western Conference (1916)

Frank A. R. Mayer (April 24, 1895 – August 3, 1973)^[1]^[2]^[3] was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota from 1925 to 1929.^[4] Mayer was a standout player at the University of Minnesota, earning All-American honors in 1916.^[5]^[6]

Mayer worked as a reporter for the Minneapolis Daily News and the Minneapolis Journal. He practiced law in St. Paul during the time he coached at Macalester. During World War II, Mayer served as secretary to Marvin L. Kline, the mayor of Minneapolis. He was later the public relations director for the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Mayer died on August 3, 1973.^[7]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Macalester Macs (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1925–1929)
1925	Macalester	4–2–1	4–0	1st
1927	Macalester	5–3	3–1	2nd
1927	Macalester	3–4	3–2	T–2nd
1928	Macalester	3–4	2–4	T–6th
1929	Macalester	1–4–1	1–4–1	8th
Macalester:		16–17–2	13–11–1
Total:		16–17–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

^ "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4W8-5MF : 4 December 2014), Frank A. R. Mayer, 03 Aug 1973; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Hennepin, Minnesota, record 1889008, certificate number 021843, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.
^ "Minnesota, World War I Records, 1918-1941", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5JT-GMT2 : 6 March 2020), Frank A R Mayer,.
^ "Frank Mayer in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
^ "The Coaches' All-Conference Teams". Manitou Messenger. St. Olaf College. December 8, 1925. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
^ "Minnesota Football: 100 Years Ago OTD 5 Players Banned". The Daily Gopher. September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
^ "Football Media Guide" (PDF). Minnesota Golden Gophers. 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
^ "Frank Mayer, ex-city reporter, lawyer dies". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. August 4, 1973. p. 7. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .