William E. Mayer is the former owner of the now-defunct United Football League's

Virginia Destroyers The Virginia Destroyers were a professional American football team based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. They began play in the United Football League (UFL) in the 2011 season. They played their home games at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex. The t ...

. He previously served as the owner of the

Hartford Colonials The Hartford Colonials, originally the New York Sentinels, were a professional American football team that played in the United Football League in its 2009 and 2010 seasons. A charter member of the UFL, the Sentinels began play in 2009 nominall ...

, formerly the New York Sentinels, of the same league. and is the Senior Partner of Park Avenue Equity Partners. Mayer graduated from the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the Univ ...

with a B.S. and an

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He later returned to his alma mater as a business professor, and served as the dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business from 1992 to 1996. Mayer was also an investor in

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, but left MLS due to disagreements over the league's single-entity business model.Fairbank, Dave (September 7, 2011)
Mayer signs on as UFL Destroyers' owner, touts league
''Daily Press''. Retrieved September 7, 2011.

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United Football League bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mayer, Bill Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American bankers Hartford Colonials New York Sentinels University of Maryland, College Park alumni University of Maryland, College Park faculty United Football League (2009–2012) owners