Jess Lewis
{{Short description|American football player and wrestler (born 1947)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Jess Lewis
|number=37
|position=Linebacker
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1947|7|28|mf=y}}
|birth_place=Aumsville, Oregon, U.S.
|height_ft=6
|weight_lb=230
|height_in=1
|high_school=Cascade Senior {{nowrap|(Turner, Oregon)}}
|college=Oregon State
|draftyear=1970
|draftround=13
|draftpick=326
|pastteams=* Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1970}})
|highlights=
- First-team All-American (1967)
- 2× First-team All-Pac-8 (1967, 1969)
- Oregon Sports Hall of Fame (1981)
|pfr=LewiJe20
}}
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{{MedalSport | Collegiate Wrestling}}
{{MedalCountry | }} the Oregon State Beavers
{{MedalCompetition|NCAA Division I Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1969 Provo| Heavyweight}}
{{MedalGold|1970 Evanston| Heavyweight}}
{{MedalSilver|1968 State College| Heavyweight}}
{{MedalBottom}}
Jess Lewis (born July 28, 1947) is an American former amateur wrestler and professional football player. He played as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers in 1970. He graduated from Cascade High School in Turner, Oregon.
College wrestling
Lewis was an accomplished wrestler for Oregon State, becoming a three-time conference champion (1968–1970), three-time All-American (1968–1970), and a two-time NCAA champion (1969, 1970) in the heavyweight division. He went on to compete in the 1968 World University Games and the 1968 Summer Olympics as a wrestler for the United States.{{cite web
| url = http://osubeavers.nmnathletics.com//pdf6/26123.pdf?SPSID=37974&SPID=1958&DB_OEM_ID=4700
| title = 2005–06 Wrestling Media Guide – History; Records; Honors
| publisher = OSUBeavers.com
| accessdate = 2006-12-31
| format = PDF
| pages = 24
| archive-date = 2012-07-21
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120721222532/http://osubeavers.nmnathletics.com//pdf6/26123.pdf?SPSID=37974&SPID=1958&DB_OEM_ID=4700
| url-status = dead
}}
College football
Lewis also played college football at Oregon State University where he earned All-American honors as a football player in 1967, and was a two-time All-Pac-8 Conference selection as a defensive tackle. He was selected
NFL football
Upon graduating from Oregon State, Lewis was selected in the 13th round of the 1970 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers. The Oilers moved him to linebacker upon drafting him.
References
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Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Category:American male sport wrestlers
Category:Houston Oilers players
Category:Olympic wrestlers for the United States
Category:Oregon State Beavers football players
Category:Oregon State Beavers wrestlers
Category:People from Marion County, Oregon
Category:Wrestlers from Oregon
Category:Players of American football from Oregon
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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