William A. Mayer
William A. Mayer, a.k.a. "Billy", was an American polo player and car dealer.[1][2]
William A. Mayer | |
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| Born | October 12, 1922 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 1994 (aged 72) Gulf Stream, Florida U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | polo player, car dealer |
| Spouse(s) | Marilyn |
| Children | 2 |
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
- Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, William A. Mayer's biography
- WILLIAM A. MAYER JR. WED TO SUSAN BUTLER, The New York Times, April 7, 1985
- Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in the United States: A History, McFarland, 2011, p. 345
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