[2][3] Coach Xaver Unsinn led Germany to a bronze medal in ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics based on a better goal differential than the Finland men's national team.

[4] In 1978, Neumayer as manager arranged a tour of Alaska for the national team, splitting the players into two groups with exhibition games for each.

[11] He helped investigate doping in sport in co-operation with the IIHF medical committee,[12] and attended the Goodwill Games.

[13] In commenting about the 1992 IIHF Women's World Championship, he felt that China's play was a pleasant surprise and hoped it would encourage growth in the sport within Asia.

[15] The exhibits toured German cities inclulding Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Mannheim, and Landshut until 1993; and were displayed during the 1993 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships in Munich.

[15] In 1990, Neumayer helped negotiate a deal with representatives from Kingston, Ontario, to display IIHF memorabilia at the International Hockey Hall of Fame, and sought to make North American people aware of the history of ice hockey in Europe.

[18] Neumayer received the Paul Loicq Award in 1999, in recognition for his service to the IIHF and promoting ice hockey worldwide.

[2][3] Franz Reindl, the president of the German Ice Hockey Federation, said Neumayer was an outstanding and formative personality who had a significant leadership role in winning the bronze medal during the 1976 Winter Olympic Games.