Walter Lewis (gridiron football)

Walter Lewis (born April 26, 1962) is a former American and Canadian football quarterback. He played for the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League (USFL) and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1] He played college football at Alabama,[2] Where he was the first African American quarterback to start for the Crimson Tide and legendary Hall of Fame coach Bear Bryant. He was also the last quarterback to start for Bear Bryant.

Walter Lewis
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Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1962-04-26) April 26, 1962
Brewton, Alabama
Career information
College:Alabama
Undrafted:1984
Career history

At Alabama, Lewis played in 44 games from 1980-1983, passing for 4,257 yards with 29 touchdowns. He was named first team quarterback on the 1983 All-SEC football team.

Playing for the Memphis Showboats of the USFL, Lewis split time with Mike Kelley both seasons. In 1984, he completed 161 of 276 passes (58%) for 1,862 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions, and also ran 60 times for 552 yards and 5 touchdowns.[3] In 1985, Lewis completed 97 of 184 (53%) for 1,593 yards, 16 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, and also rushed 65 times for 591 yards and 4 touchdowns.[4]

References
  1. "Showboats to use two quarterbacks". Times Daily. June 7, 1985. p. 10B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Scarbinsky, Kevin (November 26, 2008). "Your last Iron Bowl stays with you -- just ask Alabama's Walter Lewis". AL. Retrieved January 13, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Memphis Showboats: 1984 statistical leaders". The McIntire Corporation. 2007. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008.
  4. "Memphis Showboats: 1985 statistical leaders". The McIntire Corporation. 2007. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008.


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