Deerfield-News.com-Deerfield Beach, Fl-The year 1972 the Mayor of Deerfield Beach was Robert H. Dugdale.Deerfield Beach still had a Holiday Inn a Howard Johnson’s and a Ramada that was on Federal Hwy. Other Motels by the beach were The Ellwyn Motel and The El Scirocco,The Pink Poodle Motel, Trotters Motel to name a few.