E. William Boyer was an American businessman who was a founder of the Minnesota Vikings.
Boyer was an investor in McDonald Gilfillan Motor Company, a Minneapolis automobile dealership founded in 1927.
[1] In 1959, Boyer, Max Winter, and H. P. Skoglund were awarded the Minneapolis-St. Paul franchise in the new American Football League.
[2] In an effort to fight back against the new league, Chicago Bears owner George Halas proposed adding Dallas and Houston to the NFL.
[3] However, the ownership group for the proposed Houston franchise backed out after they were unable to find a suitable stadium, which led Boyer's group to withdraw from the AFL and apply for an NFL franchise.