Frank Lewis
Frank Douglas Lewis
Born: July 4, 1947
Houma, LA USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 196
College: Grambling St.
High School: Southdown (Houma, LA)
Career: 1971-1983
Drafted: 1971 in Round 1, #8 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Frank Lewis played from 1971 to 1983 during his career with the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers. Lewis caught 397 passes for 6,724 yards and 40 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 41 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 22 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 146 | 12.2 | 41 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 22 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 27 | 391 | 14.5 | 52 | 5 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 23 | 409 | 17.8 | 53 | 3 |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 30 | 365 | 12.2 | 31 | 4 |
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 308 | 18.1 | 40 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 306 | 18.0 | 64 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 263 | 23.9 | 65 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 41 | 735 | 17.9 | 92 | 7 |
| 1979 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 54 | 1082 | 20.0 | 55 | 2 |
| 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 40 | 648 | 16.2 | 31 | 6 |
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 70 | 1244 | 17.8 | 33 | 4 |
| 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 28 | 443 | 15.8 | 39 | 2 |
| 1983 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 36 | 486 | 13.5 | 27 | 3 |
| Totals | 397 | 6724 | 16.9 | 92 | 40 |
Punt Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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 |
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 13 |
| 1973 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 9 |
| 1974 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 12 |
| 1975 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 10 |
| 1976 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 12 |
| 1977 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 15 |
| 1979 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 15 |
| 1980 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 14 |
| 1981 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 8 | 8 |
| 1983 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 11 | 11 |
Honors
1981 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
