Oberlin College Athletics

The love and passion Lee Drickamer has for Oberlin College is unmatched by many. A true historian regarding the school's athletics and physical education roots, Drickamer has authored two books documenting the long history of the department - A History of Physical Education and Athletics at Oberlin College, and Sports & Recreation at Oberlin College From 1859-2022. 

A 1967 graduate with a degree in biology, Drickamer went on to earn a PhD from Michigan State University in 1970. He worked as a professor at Williams College (1972-87), Southern Illinois University (1987-1998), and Northern Arizona University (1998-2010). He also served as Regents' Professor Emeritus at NAU from 2010-23.

Since moving back to Oberlin 12 years ago, Drickamer has been active in the community and within the college, serving as class president while assisting the alumni office with the 50th and 55th annual reunion clusters. 

A former letter-winner as a varsity golfer, Drickamer has been a longtime supporter of the Heisman Club, the biology department, the archives office, and the Bonner Center. 

In addition to his penmanship regarding OC athletics, he also published a book about the Oberlin College biology department in 2014. He has also co-authored several widely used textbooks on animal behavior and mammalogy.

Currently, he is working on developing digitized maps of the campus from 1833 to the present day.