Tommy Lewis (American football)

Tommy Lewis (born 1932) of Greenville, Alabama played fullback for the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 1951, 1952 and 1953 seasons. He wore number 34. He scored two touchdowns in the team's 1953 Orange Bowl Game victory (61-6) over Syracuse.

According to a December 3, 2008, posting on the TideFans.com forum, Tommy Lewis has been suffering from Alzheimer’s for the last couple years and is not doing well.[1]

Playing career

In the first quarter of the 1954 Cotton Bowl Classic against Rice University, he scored his team’s only touchdown to give The Tide a 6-0 lead. Lewis is best remembered for his second quarter off-the-bench tackle of Rice’s halfback Dickey Moegle on a running play that started at the Rice 5 yard line. Moegle took the handoff and raced along the sideline near the Alabama bench. As Moegle passed midfield, Lewis, sprang from the bench to tackle Moegle. The referee awarded Rice a 95 yard touchdown on the play. Rice won the game, 28-6.[2][3][4]

Coaching career

In 1962, Lewis became the head coach of the Huntsville Rockets, an expansion club in the minor Dixie Professional Football League.[5]

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