Art Lewis College coach

Arthur Everett "Pappy" Lewis (February 9, 1911 – June 13, 1962) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a lineman at Ohio University from 1932 to 1935 and then in the National Football League with the New York Giants in 1936 and the Cleveland Rams from 1938 to 1939. Lewis also served as the interim head coach for the Rams for the last eight games of the 1938 season. He was the head football coach at Washington and Lee University from 1946 to 1948 and at West Virginia University from 1950 to 1959, compiling a career college football record of 69–55–2. At West Virginia, Lewis led the Mountaineers to five Southern Conference titles and an appearance in the 1954 Sugar Bowl.

Personal facts

Art Lewis
Alias (AKA)Lewis Arthur Everett; Lewis Arthur E.; Lewis Pappy
Birth dateFebruary 09, 1911
Birth place
Pomeroy Ohio , Ohio Bobcats football
Date of deathJune 13, 1962

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Coach

coached team
St. Louis Rams
Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops
Washington and Lee University
West Virginia Mountaineers football
Mississippi State Bulldogs football
overall record
4–4 (NFL)
69–55–2 (college)

Art Lewis on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.msnsportsnet.com/hallOfFame.cfm?func=viewProfile&hofID=122