William Glenn Lewis (born July 12, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a center for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
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Position: | Center | ||||||||
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Born: | Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. | July 12, 1963||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Sioux City (IA) East | ||||||||
College: | Nebraska | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1986 / round: 7 / pick: 191 | ||||||||
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Lewis was born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa, and played scholastically at Sioux City East High School.[1] He played collegiately at Nebraska, where he was a first-team All-American as a senior.[2][3]
Lewis was selected by the Los Angeles Raiders in the seventh round of the 1986 NFL draft.[4] He spent four years with the Raiders, followed by three years with the Phoenix Cardinals, and one year with the New England Patriots.[1]
His son, Alex Lewis, later also played at Nebraska before being drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2016 NFL draft.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Bill Lewis Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "Bill Lewis Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.