Most of you know that Wyoming’s stadium is named after long time head football coach Bob Lewis. Prior to the Little Miami scrimmage last Friday night a plaque honoring Coach Lewis was dedicated. It is meant to be a way to put a real person with the name Bob Lewis for those of us who weren’t fortunate enough to know him.
Coach Lewis’ family was on hand for the dedication.
Board of Education member Terry Marty offered some comments on Coach Lewis which I paraphrase below:
Coach Lewis and I had a friendship that stretch over the course of 53 years… He passed about September 24th of last year…I was in the first class that he coached, which was the 1956 football season…Thanks to Arch Cunningham for the pictures.
Coach Lewis had one of the best records of any high school football coach in the country. He won state titles in both Ohio and Kentucky…I told him that he should have gone to Indiana to complete the tri-state…He never had a losing season in 22 years…He was 198-21-7 at Wyoming and 270-55-8 overall. He is in the Ohio High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame along with such coaches as Woody Hayes, Paul Brown, and one of his players, Bernie Barre…Bernie has followed in Bob’s footsteps and coached teams to over 300 victories…Wyoming has only had three coaches over the last 54 years – Coach Lewis, Gary Jump and Coach Barre. Their combined record is 440-109-12 for a winning percentage of 79%.
Coach Lewis left his mark on so many individuals…Records are fine, but great coaches and teachers leave a lasting mark – teaching students and athletes values such as loyalty, commitment and respect…All who coached Coach Lewis’ path are blessed with these memories.
You can read more about Coach Lewis here.
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