Bill Lewis | |
Number: | 51, 75 |
Position: | Center |
Birth Date: | 12 July 1963 |
Birth Place: | Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 6 |
Weight Lb: | 285 |
High School: | Sioux City (IA) East |
College: | Nebraska |
Draftyear: | 1986 |
Draftround: | 7 |
Draftpick: | 191 |
Pastteams: | |
Highlights: |
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Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 71 |
Statlabel2: | Games started |
Statvalue2: | 63 |
Statlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
Statvalue3: | 12 |
Pfr: | LewiBi21 |
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).
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]