Career
He was the first football player from a Southern school to be recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. Mayer was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Mayer played halfback for the Virginia Cavaliers from 1912 to 1915.
During Mayer"s four years at the, the football team compiled a record of 39-6.
He set school records for most points scored in a game (36), most touchdowns in a season (21 in 1914), most career touchdowns (48), and career points scored (312). Mayer also competed for Virginia in track and field
In addition to athletics, Mayer was an excellent student who earned a Rhodes scholarship. He graduated from the in 1916 with a law degree.
Track and field
He threw the 16-pound shot put 42 feet, 3 inches, ran the 100-yard dash in 10.1 seconds, and had a career best of 22 feet, 9 inches in the broad jump.
Football
= 1915 In 1915, Mayer was selected as a first-team All-American by International News Service sports editor Frank G. Menke and Eastern football expert Parke H. Davis. He was the first player from a Southern school to be a consensus first-team All-American. Mayer"s 36 points against Richmond was the most by a UVA player in one game.
After graduating, Mayer began practicing law in Charleston, West Virginia.
In 1918, during World War I, Mayer enlisted in a machine gun company. He died of pneumonia at Camp Johnston in Jacksonville, Florida, in October 1918.
