Background
Meyer, who was Jewish was born in Chicago and died in Los Los Angeles
Meyer, who was Jewish was born in Chicago and died in Los Los Angeles
As part of a trend in which religious and ethnic organizations used their facilities to develop competitive athletes, Meyer was one of a number of national champions whose skills were fostered at the Chicago Hebrew Institute. Meyer, who had been wrestling for the Chicago Hebrew Institute since he was nine years old, joined Walter Mauer of the Institute at the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp, Belgium, marking the first time that Jewish athletes representing a Jewish club had been selected for the United States. team Doctor George Eisen of Nazareth College included Meyer on his list of Jewish Olympic Medalists.