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 (NFL) 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.

Art Lewis
Lewis pictured in The 1960 Monticola, West Virginia yearbook
No. 23, 11
Position:Offensive tackle,
Guard
Personal information
Born:(1911-02-09)February 9, 1911
Pomeroy, Ohio, U.S.
Died:June 13, 1962(1962-06-13) (aged 51)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Middleport
(Middleport, Ohio)
College:Ohio (1932–1935)
NFL draft:1936 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • Ohio Wesleyan (1937; assistant)
  • Cleveland Rams (1938; interim HC)
  • Washington and Lee (1946–1948; HC)
  • Mississippi State (1949; line)
  • West Virginia (1950–1959)
Career highlights and awards
As a player
  • First-team Little All-American (1935)
As a coach
  • 5× SoCon champion (1953–1956, 1958)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:28
Games started:17
Touchdowns:1
Head coaching record
Postseason:0–1 (.000) (Bowl)
Career:
  • 69–55–2 (.556) (college)
  • 4–4 (.500) (NFL)
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
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