Bill Lewis (center) explained

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:
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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Lewis Stats . Pro-Football-Reference.com . May 14, 2024.
  2. Web site: Bill Lewis Stats . NFL.com . May 14, 2024.
  3. Web site: FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team. Ted Gangi . May 18, 2016 . March 4, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190304073432/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf . dead.
  4. Web site: 1986 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-10-03 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.