Jess Lewis
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 28, 1947 Aumsville, Oregon, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cascade Senior (Turner, Oregon) |
| College | Oregon State |
| NFL draft | 1970: 13th round, 326th overall pick |
| Career history | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Collegiate Wrestling | ||
| Representing the Oregon State Beavers | ||
| NCAA Division I Championships | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 1969 Provo | Heavyweight |
| Gold medal – first place | 1970 Evanston | Heavyweight |
| Silver medal – second place | 1968 State College | Heavyweight |
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Jess Lewis (born July 28, 1947) is an American former amateur wrestler and professional football player. He played as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers in 1970. He graduated from Cascade High School in Turner, Oregon.
College wrestling
[edit | edit source]Lewis was an accomplished wrestler for Oregon State, becoming a three-time conference champion (1968–1970), three-time All-American (1968–1970), and a two-time NCAA champion (1969, 1970) in the heavyweight division. He went on to compete in the 1968 World University Games and the 1968 Summer Olympics as a wrestler for the United States.[1]
College football
[edit | edit source]Lewis also played college football at Oregon State University where he earned All-American honors as a football player in 1967, and was a two-time All-Pac-8 Conference selection as a defensive tackle. He was selected as the team MVP in 1969.[2]
NFL football
[edit | edit source]Upon graduating from Oregon State, Lewis was selected in the 13th round of the 1970 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers. The Oilers moved him to linebacker upon drafting him.
References
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- 1947 births
- American football defensive tackles
- American football linebackers
- Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- American male sport wrestlers
- Houston Oilers players
- Living people
- Olympic wrestlers for the United States
- Oregon State Beavers football players
- Oregon State Beavers wrestlers
- People from Marion County, Oregon
- Wrestlers from Oregon
- Players of American football from Oregon
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football linebacker, 1940s birth stubs