The outdoor track facility at Hope College honors longtime Hope athletics administrator Gordon M. Brewer who was a member of the staff, including head track and field coach, over four decades. The track is part of the college's Ekdal J. Buys Outdoor Athletics Complex. 

The facility underwent a major resotration in 2012 with the addition of a steeplechase course and a cage to accommodate the hammer event.

Gordon Brewer first came to Hope as a freshman in the fall of 1941. His 1948 graduation reflects the interruption of his student experience by service with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. 

After graduating from Hope, he taught and coached at the high school level for eight years before returning in 1956. His tenure at the college included 32 seasons as track coach, five years as chairman of the Department of Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics (now Kinesiology), and 20 years as director of athletics. He also served as an assistant coach in football and coached jayvee basketball, and was active as Hope's delegate to the NCAA. He received the "Meritorious Service Award" from the college's Alumni Association in 1996, and the alumni H-Club's "Hope for Humanity" Award in 2001.

Brewer has written two definitive histories about Hope athletics. His 1992 book "...But How You Played the Game! A History of Intercollegiate Athletics," covered 1862 through the spring of 1955, and his 2001 volume, "Journey of Hope" covered from 1956-1970.