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Art Lewis

Art Lewis
Lewis pictured in The 1960 Monticola, West Virginia yearbook
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1911-02-09)February 9, 1911
Pomeroy, Ohio
Died June 13, 1962(1962-06-13) (aged 51)
Playing career
1932–1935 Ohio
1936 New York Giants
1938–1939 Cleveland Rams
Position(s) Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1937 Ohio Wesleyan (assistant)
1938 Cleveland Rams (interim HC)
1946–1948 Washington and Lee
1949 Mississippi State (line)
1950–1959 West Virginia
Head coaching record
Overall 69–55–2 (college)
4–4 (NFL)
Bowls 0–1
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
5 SoCon (1953–1956, 1958)

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.

Contents

  • Early life and college career 1
  • Professional career 2
  • Collegiate coaching 3
  • Later life 4
  • Head coaching record 5
    • NFL 5.1
    • College 5.2
  • References 6
  • External links 7

Early life and college career

Born February 18, 1911 in Pomeroy, Ohio, Lewis was a standout tackle at Middleport High School in Middleport, Ohio. At the age of 21, he enrolled at Ohio University, where he played tackle from 1932 to 1935 and earned All-American honors his senior year. He capped off his college football career appearing in the 1935 East-West Shrine Game. It was in college that he got his nickname "Pappy".

Professional career

Lewis was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round (ninth overall) of the 1936 NFL Draft. After playing one year, Lewis left to coach at Ohio Wesleyan University but left a year later to join the Cleveland Rams as an assistant coach/player. He became the interim head coach mid season. This made him the youngest head coach in NFL history at the age of 27. He coached the team to a 4–4 record and stayed with the team as a player for the 1939 season.

Collegiate coaching

Art Lewis during his tenure as West Virginia head coach

After serving in the Sam Huff, Chuck Howley, Joe Marconi and others. The 1958 and 1959 seasons saw a major drop off and Lewis resigned as head coach.

Later life

After leaving West Virginia, Lewis accepted a position with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a talent scout and stayed with them until his death. Lewis died of a heart attack June 13, 1962 at the age of 51. He is considered one of the greatest coaches in West Virginia history and was inducted into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1966.

Head coaching record

NFL

Year Team Overall Finish Playoffs
1938 Cleveland Rams 4–4 4th Western Division  
TOTALS
4–4

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Washington and Lee Generals (Southern Conference) (1946–1948)
1946 Washington and Lee 2–6 1–4 T–13th
1947 Washington and Lee 5–5 3–2 5th
1948 Washington and Lee 4–6 2–2 T–8th
Washington and Lee: 11–17 6–8
West Virginia Mountaineers (Southern Conference) (1950–1959)
1950 West Virginia 2–8 1–3 14th
1951 West Virginia 5–5 2–3 9th
1952 West Virginia 7–2 5–1 2nd
1953 West Virginia 8–2 4–0 1st L Sugar 13 10
1954 West Virginia 8–1 3–0 1st 12
1955 West Virginia 8–2 4–0 1st 17 19
1956 West Virginia 6–4 5–0 1st
1957 West Virginia 7–2–1 3–0 2nd
1958 West Virginia 4–5–1 4–0 1st
1959 West Virginia 3–7 2–2 6th
West Virginia: 58–38–2 33–9
Total: 69–55–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

External links

AFC East
North
South
West
NFC East
North
South
West
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