Leo Lewis (wide receiver)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1956)}}

{{Distinguish|text = his father, Leo Lewis (running back)}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

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{{Infobox NFL player

|name=Leo Lewis

|image = CCP LeoLewis008.jpg

|number = 33, 87, 83

|position=Wide receiver

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1956|09|17}}

|birth_place=Columbia, Missouri, U.S.

|height_ft=5

|height_in=8

|weight_lb=195

|high_school=Hickman (Columbia)

|college=Missouri

|undraftedyear=1979

|pastteams=

• St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1979}})*
• Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|1980}})
• Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1980)
• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1981|1989}})
• Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1990}})
• Minnesota Vikings (1990-{{NFL Year|1991}})

|highlights =

• Second-team All-Big Eight (1976)

|statlabel1=Receptions

|statvalue1=182

|statlabel2=Receiving yards

|statvalue2=2,924

|statlabel3=Receiving touchdowns

|statvalue3=16

|pfr=LewiLe00

}}

Leo Everett Lewis III (born September 17, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 11 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers.

Lewis is the son of College Football Hall of Fame and Canadian Football Hall of Fame running back Leo Lewis Jr. After retiring from active play, Lewis held the position of director of player development for the Vikings from 1992 to 2005. At the same time, Lewis wrote, edited and published the Vikings' player and alumni newsletter.

In 2023, he was named King Boreas for the Saint Paul Winter Carnival.

Leo Lewis graduated from David H. Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri and stayed locally to attend college at the University of Missouri. Dr. Lewis worked for the University of Minnesota as the associate athletics director for student-athlete development from 2005 to 2014.{{Cite web |url=http://minnesota.scout.com/2/479339.html |title=Scout.com: Leo Lewis Lands with Gophers |access-date=2008-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212054140/http://minnesota.scout.com/2/479339.html |archive-date=2012-02-12 |url-status=dead }}