L. W. Riess College coach

Lewis William "Lew" Riess (October 19, 1887 – January 5, 1946) an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Hampden–Sydney College from 1908 to 1910 and at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1911, compiling a career college football record of 14–9–2. Riess was also the head basketball coach at Hampden–Sydney from 1908 to 1912, amassing a record of 3–6, and the head baseball coach at Virginia Tech in 1912, tally a mark of 9–9. He died of a heart attack in 1946 in Belgium.

Personal facts

L. W. Riess
Alias (AKA)Riess Lewis William
Birth dateOctober 19, 1887
Birth place
Philadelphia
Date of deathJanuary 05, 1946

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Coach

coached team
Virginia Tech Hokies football
Virginia Tech Hokies baseball
Hampden–Sydney College
overall record
14–9–2 (football)
3–6 (basketball)
9–9 (baseball)

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