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William A. Mayer

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William A. Mayer
Born(1922-10-12)October 12, 1922
DiedNovember 2, 1994(1994-11-02) (aged 72)
Occupation(s)polo player, car dealer
SpouseMarilyn
Children2

William A. Mayer (1922-1994) was an American polo player and car dealer.[1][2]

Biography

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Mayer was a "nine-goal" rated polo player. He won the U.S. Open Polo Championship in 1956 and 1959.[1][2][3] He also won the Twenty-Goal Championship twice, as well as the Monty Waterbury Cup.[1] He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida on March 3, 1995.[1]

Following his polo playing career, Mayer served as president of Mayer Motors, an automobile dealership in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from 1965 to 1974.[2]

He had two sons, Robert M. Mayer and William A. Mayer Jr.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, William A. Mayer's biography
  2. ^ a b c d WILLIAM A. MAYER JR. WED TO SUSAN BUTLER, The New York Times, April 7, 1985
  3. ^ Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in the United States: A History, McFarland, 2011, p. 345 [1]