Grady Lewis

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script 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

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

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

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %

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References

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  3. ↑ Andy Taylor. "Retired Converse exec with Caney connection dies". Montgomery County Chronicle. March 18, 2009. Retrieved on March 19, 2009.

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