Edward "Untz" Brooke Brewer (1894–1970) was an American athlete. Brewer played two seasons of professional football with the

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and the Akron Pros in the

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(NFL). He was considered one of the best high school

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s in the country and played college football at Maryland State College. Brewer was also an accomplished

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athlete.

Early life

Brewer was born on November 21, 1894, in Washington, D.C. He attended the St. Albans School, where he played baseball and football and competed in track and field. Brewer beat Olympian

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in the 50-yard dash, and was considered one of the finest athletes in the nation. In 1916 he was part of the St Albans team that won the Prep School Mile Relay Championship at the

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. ''

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'' also called him one of the best

s in the South. He originally intended to go to the

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,PENN TO GET TWO STARS.; Athletes Frank Sloman and Brooke Brewer to Enter University
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'', April 11, 1916. but instead attended Maryland State College, which is now known as the

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College and military service

Brewer enrolled at Maryland in 1916. That year, he competed in the

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and 70-yard

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''The New York Times'', December 29, 1916. He also set a world record for the indoor 50-yard dash and ran the

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in 9.6 seconds. In addition to track, Brewer also played football during the 1916 season.All-Time Lettermen
''2007 Terrapin Football Record Book'', University of Maryland, 2007. The following year, Brewer left college in order to enter the United States Army during World War I. He was stationed at Camp Crane in Allentown, Pennsylvania to train as part of the U.S. Army Ambulance Corps (USAAC) before deployment to France. While in Pennsylvania, he played on the "Usaacs" football team."The Usaacs Are Coming!"
'' Outing'', p. 38, 1918. Its roster included other future football professionals such as Tuffy Conn and Carl Beck.U.S. Army Ambulance Corps
''Ghosts of the Gridiron'', retrieved June 9, 2009. By 1920, Brewer was back at Maryland and participated in football and track for two more seasons. The football team's successes in 1920 and 1921 were largely credited to Brewer's drop-kicking ability. In track, he served as the captain for his final season in 1922. He was also a member of the

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.''Terra Mariae''

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Yearbook, Class of 1922, p. 52, 1922. In 1920, he participated in the fraternity's inaugural " The Cotton Pickers' Minstrel Show", which was described as a financial and critical success. Brewer graduated in 1922 with an "Arts and Sciences" degree.

Professional football

Brewer played professionally in the

as a halfback and fullback for two seasons.Terps in the Pros
''2000 Maryland Football Media Guide'', University of Maryland, 2000, p. 202. In 1921, he played for the

, but recorded no statistics. In

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, he played for the Akron Pros. He saw action in eight games, including four starts, and scored one rushing

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. During that season, he also served as Akron's head coach, and the team compiled a record of 3–5–2. Brewer died on February 12, 1970, in Pompano Beach, Florida.Player Profile
, The Pro Football Archives, retrieved June 9, 2009. He was inducted into the

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in 1984.University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame
, University of Maryland, retrieved June 9, 2009.

References

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