Greg Lewis (running back)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1969)}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Greg Lewis
| number = 41, 20
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|8|10|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Port St. Joe, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 214
| high_school = Seattle (WA) Ingraham
| college = Washington
| draftyear = 1991
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 115
| pastteams =
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1991|1992}})
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|1993}})*{{cite web |title=Greg Lewis |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/l/lewi04100.html |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=30 June 2024}}
| highlights =
- Doak Walker Award (1990)
- Chic Harley Award (1990)
- First-team All-American (1990)
- Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year (1990)
- Pop Warner Trophy (1990)
- First-team All-Pac-10 (1990)
- Second Team All-Pac 10 (1989)
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 644
| statlabel2 = Average
| statvalue2 = 3.7
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 8
| pfr = LewiGr00
}}
Gregory Alan Lewis (born August 10, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons in the 1990s. He played college football with the Washington Huskies and received All-American honors and the Pacific-10 Conference offensive player of the year award in 1990.{{cite web |last=Jude |first=Adam |url=http://blogs.seattletimes.com/huskyfootball/2014/03/06/uws-lincoln-kennedy-greg-lewis-nominated-for-college-football-hall-of-fame/ |title=UW's Lincoln Kennedy, Greg Lewis nominated for College Football Hall of Fame | Husky Football Blog | Seattle Times |publisher=Blogs.seattletimes.com |date=2014-03-06 |access-date=2016-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114134044/http://blogs.seattletimes.com/huskyfootball/2014/03/06/uws-lincoln-kennedy-greg-lewis-nominated-for-college-football-hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=November 14, 2019 |url-status=dead }} Lewis was the inaugural winner of the Doak Walker Award given to the most outstanding running back in college football.{{cite web|url=http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/collegesports/2016/02/18/derrick-henry-legendary-win-doak-walker-award-barry-sanders-will-receive-award-friday |title=College Sports: Derrick Henry: It's 'legendary' to win Doak Walker Award; Barry Sanders will receive an award of his own Friday | SportsDay |publisher=Sportsday.dallasnews.com |access-date=2016-08-30}} He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 1991 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 10 1/2
| weight = 214
| dash = 4.61
| ten split = 1.62
| twenty split = 2.69
| shuttle =
| cone drill =
| vertical = 39.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 8
| bench = 15
| arm span = 31
| hand span = 10 1/2
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=25083 |title=Greg Lewis, Combine Results, RB - Washington |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=November 29, 2021}}
}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.nfl.com/players/greglewis/profile?id=LEW337408 NFL.com player page]
{{Pac-12 Player of the Year}}
{{Pop Warner Trophy}}
{{Doak Walker Award winners}}
{{Broncos1991DraftPicks}}
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Category:All-American college football players
Category:American football running backs
Category:Denver Broncos players
Category:People from Port St. Joe, Florida
Category:Washington Huskies football players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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