Mark Hamister: key obituary facts
Is Mark Hamister dead? Yes. Mark Hamister died on August 22, 2021, at age 69.
Cause of death: Mark Hamister's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Mark Hamister known for?
He was an American businessman.
More about Mark Hamister
Gender: male.
Occupation: businessperson.
Mark Hamister, an American businessman and chairman and chief executive of the Hamister Group, died on August 22, 2021, aged 69.
Based in Buffalo, the company focused on hotels and assisted living residences and employed more than 500 people, with annual revenues of about $80 million. Hamister also founded and owned three professional indoor football teams: the Buffalo Destroyers of the Arena Football League, along with the Rochester Brigade and Cincinnati Swarm in arenafootball2.
In 2000, he acquired franchise rights for a planned American Basketball Association team in Buffalo, but the project never secured a venue.