Grady Lewis
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Grady W. Lewis (March 25, 1917 – March 11, 2009) was an American professional basketball player.
He played college basketball for the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs and Oklahoma Sooners.[1][2] Lewis played four seasons with the Phillips 66 Oilers of the AAU, and three seasons (1946–1949) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Detroit Falcons, St. Louis Bombers, and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 5.4 points per game in his career and won a league championship with Baltimore in 1948. Lewis also was a member of two AAU national championship teams with Phillips 66 (1940, 1946).
Lewis coached the St. Louis Bombers during the 1948–49 and 1949–50 seasons. He then worked for the Converse shoe company. Lewis went on to invent the Converse All Stars shoe, although he did not get recognition as the famous Marketer Chuck Taylor was accredited due to his popular name.[3] Lewis was inducted into the Southwestern Oklahoma State Hall of Fame in 1970.[1]
BAA career statistics
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Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | Detroit | 60 | .204 | .543 | .9 | 4.8 |
| 1947–48 | St. Louis | 24 | .248 | .667 | .5 | 6.9 |
| 1947–48† | Baltimore | 21 | .294 | .619 | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| 1948–49 | St. Louis | 34 | .387 | .600 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| Career | 139 | .252 | .595 | .9 | 5.4 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948† | Baltimore | 11 | .211 | .759 | .8 | 6.2 |
| Career | 11 | .211 | .759 | .8 | 6.2 | |
Head coaching record
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References
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- ↑ Andy Taylor. "Retired Converse exec with Caney connection dies". Montgomery County Chronicle. March 18, 2009. Retrieved on March 19, 2009.
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External links
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