1. Arthur Everett "Pappy" Lewis was an American football player and coach.
10 Facts About Art Lewis
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Art Lewis played college football as a lineman at Ohio University from 1932 to 1935 and then in the National Football League being a first-round draft choice by the New York Giants in 1936 and the Cleveland Rams from 1938 to 1939.
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At West Virginia, Art Lewis led the Mountaineers to five Southern Conference titles and an appearance in the 1954 Sugar Bowl.
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Art Lewis capped off his college football career appearing in the 1935 East-West Shrine Game.
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Art Lewis was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 1936 NFL draft.
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Art Lewis coached one year as an assistant at Mississippi State University and then was appointed the head coach at West Virginia University.
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Art Lewis was able to attract such players as Sam Huff, Chuck Howley, Joe Marconi and others.
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The 1958 and 1959 seasons saw a major drop off and Art Lewis resigned as head coach.
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Art Lewis is considered one of the greatest coaches in West Virginia history and was inducted into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1966.
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Art Lewis has ten great-grandchildren, Caroline, Grace, and young Michael, Drew, Taylor, Sydney, Rissa, Molly, Casey and Tessa.