Oscar Brockmeyer

Who was Oscar Brockmeyer?

Oscar Bernard Brockmeyer was an American amateur football player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was the son of Dora and Bernard Henry Brockmeyer, His Grandparents moved from Glane, Germany to St. Louis, Missouri. He had 4 brothers and 3 sisters. He is also the grandson of Johann Friedrich Lübbering.

In 1904 he was a member of the Christian Brothers College team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament. He played all four matches as a defender. Oscar graduated in 1904 at C.B.C and went to Missouri University at Columbia, he had a scholarship there, and played football for the Varsity in 1905.

When he came home, he went to work at the City Hall of St. Louis as a draftsman.