Osia Lewis
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| Born: | December 3, 1962 Fullback / Linebacker |
| Undrafted: | 1986 |
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Osia Lewis (December 3, 1962 – May 31, 2020) was an American professional
College career
Lewis was a four-year
Pac-10 and honorable mention All-America honors by the Associated Press. Lewis set school records for single-season defensive points, season fumble recoveries with four and career fumble recoveries with eight.[3]
Professional career
Lewis played for the
Albany Firebirds in 1990.[4]
Coaching career
Lewis was an assistant coach for the
United Football League in 2010.[5] Lewis served as defensive line coach of the San Diego State Aztecs of San Diego State University from 2011 to 2015.[5][6][7] In February 2016, he joined the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University as a senior defensive assistant and outside linebackers coach.[8]
Death
Lewis died May 31, 2020, from liver cancer. He was 57 years old.[9]
References
- ^ "Osia Lewis". golobos.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ "Mary Lewis, 67, 'dream team' mom". tucsoncitizen.com. December 19, 1995. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ "Osia Lewis". utepathletics.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ a b "Osia Lewis". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Osia Lewis". goaztecs.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ Goe, Ken (December 11, 2014). "San Diego State's Osia Lewis says he interviewed at Oregon State; praises Gary Andersen". oregonlive.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ Evans, Thayer (February 10, 2016). "Source: San Diego State DL coach Osia Lewis to join Vanderbilt". si.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ^ "Osia Lewis joins Commodores as senior defensive assistant, outside LBs coach". vucommodores.com. February 24, 2016. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (May 31, 2020). "Osia Lewis, former Oregon State linebacker, coach, dies from cancer at 57". Oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved May 31, 2020.