Grady Lewis

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Grady Lewis
No. 66, 7, 6, 35, 13
Forward / Center
Personal information
Born	(1917-03-25)March 25, 1917 Boyd, Texas
Died	March 11, 2009(2009-03-11) (aged 91) Peoria, Arizona
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College	Oklahoma
Pro playing career	1940–1949
Career history
As player:
?–?	Phillips 66ers (NIBL)
1946–1947	Detroit Falcons
1947–1948	St. Louis Bombers
1948	Baltimore Bullets
1948–1949	St. Louis Bombers
As coach:
1948–1950	St. Louis Bombers
Career highlights and awards
BAA champion (1948)

Grady Lewis (March 25, 1917 – March 11, 2009) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'7" forward/center from the University of Oklahoma, Lewis played four seasons with the Phillips 66 Oilers of the AAU, and three seasons (1946–1949) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Detroit Falcons, St. Louis Bombers, and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 5.4 points per game in his career and won a league championship with Baltimore in 1948. Lewis also was a member of two AAU national championship teams with Phillips 66 (1940, 1946).

Lewis coached the St. Louis Bombers during the 1948-1949 and 1949-1950 seasons. He then worked for the Converse shoe company.^[1]

References

↑ Andy Taylor. "Retired Converse exec with Caney connection dies". Montgomery County Chronicle. March 18, 2009. Retrieved on March 19, 2009.

External links

Career statistics

v t e 1940 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans

Tee Connelley Joe Fortenberry Ace Gruenig Grady Lewis Doc Lockard

v t e Baltimore Bullets 1947–48 BAA Champions

20 Red Klotz 21 Dick Schulz 23 Herm Fuetsch 26 Buddy Jeannette 27 Chick Reiser 29 Kleggie Hermsen 31 Carl Meinhold 32 Paul Hoffman 33 Connie Simmons 35 Grady Lewis Head coach Buddy Jeannette

Persondata
Name	Lewis, Grady
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	March 25, 1917
Place of birth	Boyd, Texas
Date of death	March 11, 2009
Place of death	Peoria, Arizona

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