Art Lewis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Art Lewis

American football player and coach

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1911

Place of Birth: Pomeroy, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 13-Jun-1962

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Art Lewis

  • 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 being a first-round draft choice by 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 becoming the youngest head coach in NFL history.
  • 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.

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