Spud Lewis | |
Birth Date: | 1906 |
Death Date: | November 29, 1978 |
Death Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1926–1928 |
Player Team1: | Stanford |
Coach Years1: | 1929–1931 |
Coach Team1: | Northwestern (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1932–1936 |
Coach Team2: | San Francisco |
Overall Record: | 15–21–4 |
Championships: |
Lawrence D. "Spud" Lewis (1906 – November 29, 1978) was an American football player and coach. He was the head football coach at the University of San Francisco from 1932 to 1936, compiling a record of 15–21–4.[1] Lewis played college football at Stanford University as a quarterback, halfback and fullback for head coach Pop Warner.[2] He worked as an assistant football coach at Northwestern University under head coach Dick Hanley for three seasons, from 1929 to 1931, before he was hired at San Francisco in 1932.[3]
Lewis was for many years after his time in football a sales executive for Judson Steel.[4]
Lewis died on November 29, 1978, in San Francisco, following a long illness.