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Bobby Lewis (baseball)

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Bobby Lewis
Biographical details
Born(1929-05-01)May 1, 1929
DiedFebruary 22, 1995(1995-02-22) (aged 65)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1990Pittsburgh
Head coaching record
Overall438–389

Robert Hilton Lewis (May 1, 1929 – February 22, 1995) was an American baseball coach. He was the head coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team for 36 years, from 1955 to 1990. He compiled a 438–389 record as Pitt's baseball coach. He was also a member of the University of Pittsburgh faculty in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department in the School of Education.[1][2] His players at Pitt included Doc Medich, Ken Macha, and Mike Ditka.[3] Lewis had previously played baseball at Pitt from 1949 to 1951 and was the team's co-most valuable player in 1950 and the team captain in 1951.[4] He died of cancer in 1995 at age 65.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Pitt Baseball - A Proud Tradition". University of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Jayes, Paul (June 28, 1990). "Pitt's Bobby Lewis: It will be tough filling his shoes". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 71. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  3. ^ a b "Winningest Pitt coach dies". North Hills News Record. February 23, 1995. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  4. ^ "Alumni times (University of Pittsburgh)". University of Pittsburgh. Vol. 16, no. 4. 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-09-03.