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.[1][2] His players at Pitt included Doc Medich, Ken Macha, and Mike Ditka.[3] 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.[4] He died of cancer in 1995 at age 65.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 1, 1929 |
| Died | February 22, 1995 (aged 65) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1955–1990 | Pittsburgh |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 438–389 |
References edit
- ^ "Pitt Baseball - A Proud Tradition". University of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ^ "Pitt's Bobby Lewis: It will be tough filling his shoes". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 28, 1990.
- ^ a b "Winningest Pitt coach dies". North Hills News Record. February 23, 1995.
- ^ "Request Rejected".