Marvin Ronald Lewis was born on September 23,1958 and is an American football coach who is special advisor to the head coach at Arizona State.
25 Facts About Marvin Lewis
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Previously, Lewis was the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League for 16 seasons.
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Marvin Lewis was a commentator for the Alliance of American Football.
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Marvin Lewis' head coaching tenure oversaw improved fortunes for the struggling Bengals and helped transform the team into postseason contenders.
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Marvin Lewis is the franchise's winningest head coach at 131 and was named Coach of the Year in 2009, making him the first Bengals coach to receive the honor since team founder Paul Brown in 1970.
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Marvin Lewis was born in McDonald, Pennsylvania, a small town about twenty miles west of Pittsburgh.
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Marvin Lewis started playing football at the age of 9 and played safety and quarterback for his team at Fort Cherry High School.
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Marvin Lewis was on the wrestling team and played baseball in the summers.
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Marvin Lewis initially decided to walk on as a football player at Purdue University, but subsequently received a scholarship to attend Idaho State University.
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Marvin Lewis was named Idaho State Alumni of the Year for 2012.
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Marvin Lewis received both his bachelor's degree in physical education and a master's degree in athletic administration from Idaho State.
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Marvin Lewis began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Idaho State before becoming the team's linebackers coach for four seasons.
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Marvin Lewis was an assistant coach at Long Beach State University, the University of New Mexico, and the University of Pittsburgh.
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Marvin Lewis had coaching internships with the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers before being hired as the linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1992.
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Marvin Lewis was a prime candidate for several NFL head coaching jobs but was passed over each time.
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Marvin Lewis was a prime candidate for the Buffalo Bills coaching vacancy, but was passed over in favor of Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams.
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Shortly afterward, Marvin Lewis was hired by the Washington Redskins as defensive coordinator and assistant head coach under Steve Spurrier.
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Marvin Lewis had interviews with the Buffalo Bills, the Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Cleveland Browns.
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Marvin Lewis declined head coaching positions in the college ranks with the University of California, Berkeley and Michigan State University to continue pursuing his goal of becoming a head coach in the NFL.
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However, Lewis didn't take long to return the Bengals to respectability with a nucleus of young players such as quarterback Carson Palmer, running back Rudi Johnson, receivers Chad Johnson and T J Houshmandzadeh, and defensive backs Tory James and Deltha O'Neal.
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On January 4,2011, Marvin Lewis signed an extension with the Bengals.
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Midway through 2011, Marvin Lewis won his 65th game with the Bengals, surpassing Sam Wyche as the winningest coach in Bengals history.
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In 2014, Marvin Lewis became the 37th coach in NFL history to record 100 regular season wins.
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Marvin Lewis finished as the first Bengals head coach to leave the team with an overall winning record since Bill Johnson in 1978.
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Marvin Lewis was hired as a special advisor at Arizona State University on May 28,2019.