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]