Reggie Lewis (defensive lineman)

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1954–2008)}}

{{About|the New Orleans Saints and Canadian Football League defensive lineman|the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman|Reggie P. Lewis|other uses|Reggie Lewis (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox gridiron football person

| name = Reggie Lewis

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1954|1|20}}[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LewiRe20.htm Pro-Football Reference: Reggie Lewis]

| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2008|9|19|1954|1|20}}

| death_place =

| team =

| number = 60

| status =

| position1 = Defensive end, defensive tackle

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 252

| high_school = Crenshaw (Los Angeles, California)

| college = Oregon
San Diego State

| NFLDraftedYear = 1976

| NFLDraftedRound = 16

| NFLDraftedPick = 443

| NFLDraftedTeam = San Francisco 49ers

| playing_years1 = 1977–1981

| playing_team1 = Calgary Stampeders

| playing_years2 = 1981

| playing_team2 = Toronto Argonauts

| playing_years3 = 1982–1984

| playing_team3 = New Orleans Saints

| career_highlights =

• First-team All-Pac-8 (1973)

| CFLAllStar = 1978, 1979, 1980

| DatabaseFootball = LEWISREG01

}}

Reginald Anthony Lewis (January 20, 1954 – September 19, 2008) was an American professional football defensive lineman who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints. He was selected in the 1976 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers, but chose to play in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts, where he was a three time All-Star.[https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerl/lewi07200.html Pro-Football Archives: Reggie Lewis stats]

Lewis played college football at University of Oregon and San Diego State University. He died in September 2008 at the age of 54.[https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-lewisreg001 Stats Crew: Reggie Lewis]