[1] Brewer beat Olympian Howard Drew in the 50-yard dash, and was considered one of the finest athletes in the nation.

[6] 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.

[5] Its roster included other future football professionals such as Tuffy Conn and Carl Beck.

[9] In 1920, he participated in the fraternity's inaugural "The Cotton Pickers' Minstrel Show", which was described as a financial and critical success.

[9][11] Brewer played professionally in the National Football League as a halfback and fullback for two seasons.