Gaston F. Lewis

Gaston Frederick "Country" Lewis (August 4, 1903 – November 28, 1989) was a Negro league baseball player and an American football, basketball, track, and cross country coach.

Gaston F. Lewis
Biographical details
Born(1903-08-04)August 4, 1903
Clinton County, Ohio, U.S.
DiedNovember 28, 1989(1989-11-28) (aged 86)
Xenia, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c.1925Wilberforce
Basketball
c. 1925Wilberforce
Baseball
c. 1925Wilberforce
Track
c. 1925Wilberforce
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929–1933Alabama State
1934–1946Wilberforce
1947–1956Wilberforce State / Central State
Track
1934–?Wilberforce
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1957–1969Central State
Head coaching record
Overall139–69–15 (football)
Bowls4–1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 Black college national (1948)
3 Midwest Athletic Association (1948, 1950–1951)
Gaston Lewis
Pitcher
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1922, for the Bacharach Giants
Last appearance
1926, for the Dayton Marcos
Teams
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