Served as captain of the track team in the early 1920s and was a member of the Blueboys’ state record-setting relay team. Weber also competed in football, earning three varsity letters and all-conference honors. He held the rank of professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut where he retired in 1966 after completing four decades of service in the field of education. Dr. Weber held advanced degrees from the University of Illinois and Northwestern University and was superintendent of schools in the Illinois communities of Hume, Galva, and Cicero. In 1988 he was recognized by his alma mater as the recipient of a Distinguished Service Citation.