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Leo Lewis (wide receiver)

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American football player (born 1956) Not to be confused with his father Leo Lewis (running back).

American football player
Leo Lewis
No. 33, 87, 83
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1956-09-17) September 17, 1956 (age 68)
Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Columbia (MO) Hickman
College:Missouri
Undrafted:1979
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:182
Receiving yards:2,924
Receiving touchdowns:16
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Leo Everett Lewis III (born September 17, 1956) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for eleven seasons for the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns. He is the son of College Football Hall of Fame and Canadian Football Hall of Fame running back Leo Lewis. After retiring from active play, Lewis held the position of director of player development for the Vikings from 1992 to 2005. At the same time, Lewis wrote, edited and published the Vikings' player and alumni newsletter.

In 2023, he was named King Boreas for the Saint Paul Winter Carnival.

Leo Lewis graduated from David H. Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri and stayed locally to attend college at the University of Missouri. Dr. Lewis worked for the University of Minnesota as the associate athletics director for student-athlete development from 2005 to 2014.

NFL career statistics

Legend
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Regular season

Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1981 MIN 4 1 2 58 29.0 52 0
1982 MIN 9 0 8 150 18.8 39 3
1983 MIN 14 4 12 127 10.6 18 0
1984 MIN 16 5 47 830 17.7 56 4
1985 MIN 10 10 29 442 15.2 43 3
1986 MIN 16 16 32 600 18.8 76 2
1987 MIN 12 12 24 383 16.0 36 2
1988 MIN 16 1 11 141 12.8 46 1
1989 MIN 16 0 12 148 12.3 28 1
1990 CLE 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
MIN 11 0 1 9 9.0 9 0
1991 MIN 16 0 4 36 9.0 11 0
143 49 182 2,924 16.1 76 16

Playoffs

Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1982 MIN 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1987 MIN 3 3 7 86 12.3 23 1
1988 MIN 2 0 1 19 19.0 19 0
1989 MIN 1 0 2 19 9.5 15 0
8 3 10 124 12.4 23 1

References

  1. "Scout.com: Leo Lewis Lands with Gophers". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2008.

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