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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. His players at Pitt included Doc Medich, Ken Macha, and Mike Ditka. 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. He died of cancer in 1995 at age 65.

References

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. ^ "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.

• 1929 births
• 1995 deaths
• Pittsburgh Panthers baseball coaches
• Pittsburgh Panthers baseball players
• University of Pittsburgh faculty