Bobby Lewis (baseball) explained

Bobby Lewis
Birth Place:1 May 1929
Coach Years1:1955–1990
Coach Team1:Pittsburgh
Overall Record:438–389

Robert Hilton Lewis (May 1, 1929 – February 22, 1995) was an American baseball coach. He was the head coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team for 36 years, from 1955 to 1990. He compiled a 438–389 record as Pitt's baseball coach. He was also a member of the University of Pittsburgh faculty in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department in the School of Education.[1] [2] His players at Pitt included Doc Medich, Ken Macha, and Mike Ditka. Lewis had previously played baseball at Pitt from 1949 to 1951 and was the team's co-most valuable player in 1950 and the team captain in 1951.[3] He died of cancer in 1995 at age 65.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pitt Baseball - A Proud Tradition. University of Pittsburgh. November 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104031305/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/021014aaa.html. November 4, 2016. dead.
  2. News: Pitt's Bobby Lewis: It will be tough filling his shoes. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 28, 1990.
  3. Web site: http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/text-idx?c=pittalumni;rgn=main;view=text;idno=31735062132505 .
  4. News: Winningest Pitt coach dies. North Hills News Record. February 23, 1995.