William A. Mayer

William A. Mayer, a.k.a. "Billy", was an American polo player and car dealer.[1][2]

For other people named William Mayer, see William Mayer (disambiguation).
William A. Mayer
Born(1922-10-12)October 12, 1922
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedNovember 2, 1994(1994-11-02) (aged 72)
Gulf Stream, Florida U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupationpolo player, car dealer
Spouse(s)Marilyn
Children2

Biography

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
  1. Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, William A. Mayer's biography
  2. 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
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