Erhard “Butch” Neumann

Butch Neumann is the one with waterbottle on his handlebars

Erhard Neumann’s Schwinn Paramount

Erhard M. “Butch” Neumann was a member of the 1956 U.S. Olympic Cycling Team, and while we didn’t know the man personally (he died in 2002, of a heart attack while skiing), we have one of his bikes in the museum, and a few bits of memorabilia.

Erhard was born and raised in the Dutchtown area of St. Louis. and he graduated from the University of Missouri in 1956 with a degree in metallurgy.

While in college Butch developed into a world-class bike racer (not sure of the timing, but he also raced on a team for the U.S. Army), focusing on road racing.  He made it onto the U.S. National team, and raced both the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, and the 1957 world championships in Waregem, Belgium.

A great booster of cycling, Butch was a member of the St. Louis Cycling Club for over fifty years.