Dan Lewis
Daniel Nathan Lewis
Born: February 14, 1936
Freehold, NJ USA
Deceased: March 6, 2015
Position: HB-FB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 199
College: Wisconsin
High School: Freehold Township (NJ)
Career: 1958-1966
Drafted: 1958 in Round 6, #73 overall by the Detroit Lions
Dan Lewis played from 1958 to 1966 during his career with the Detroit Lions, New York Giants and Washington Redskins. Lewis ran for 3,205 yards in his career on 800 attempts, scoring 19 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 99 passes for 1,162 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 135.4 |
| 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 83.3 |
| Totals | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 30 | 6.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 25 | 131 | 5.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 49 | 199 | 4.1 | 20 | 2 |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 92 | 438 | 4.8 | 74 | 1 |
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 110 | 451 | 4.1 | 27 | 4 |
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 120 | 488 | 4.1 | 64 | 6 |
| 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 133 | 528 | 4.0 | 27 | 2 |
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 122 | 463 | 3.8 | 28 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 117 | 343 | 2.9 | 23 | 2 |
| 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 32 | 164 | 5.1 | 57 | 1 |
| Totals | 800 | 3205 | 4.0 | 74 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 12 | 192 | 16.0 | 55 | 1 |
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 118 | 14.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 16 | 158 | 9.9 | 34 | 1 |
| 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 15 | 115 | 7.7 | 30 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 129 | 11.7 | 92 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 25 | 276 | 11.0 | 37 | 2 |
| 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 99 | 1162 | 11.7 | 92 | 5 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 28 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 10 | 202 | 20.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 13 | 214 | 16.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 535 | 17.8 | 37 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 13 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | New York Giants | 13 | 0 |
