Dan Lewis

Daniel Nathan Lewis

Position: HB-FB

6-1, 199lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: February 14, 1936 in Freehold, NJ

Died: March 6, 2015 in Detroit, MI

College: Wisconsin (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 31 (3625th overall since 1960)

High School: Freehold Township (NJ)

Draft: Detroit Lions in the 6th round (73rd overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft.

SUMMARY

Career

110

Rush

800

Yds

3205

Y/A

4.0

FantPt

558.9

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1958	22	DET	HB	45	11	1	25	131	0	20	5.2	11.9	2.3	1	12	12.0	0	12	0.1	1.1	26	5.5	143	0	5
1959	23	DET	RH	45	11	9	49	199	2	20	4.1	18.1	4.5	5	75	15.0	0	30	0.5	6.8	54	5.1	274	2	3
1960	24	DET	LHB	45	12	7	92	438	1	74	4.8	36.5	7.7	12	192	16.0	1	55	1.0	16.0	104	6.1	630	2	2	7
1961	25	DET	HB	45	13	10	110	451	4	27	4.1	34.7	8.5	8	118	14.8	0	22	0.6	9.1	118	4.8	569	4	4	5
1962	26	DET	HB	45	12	9	120	488	6	64	4.1	40.7	10.0	16	158	9.9	1	34	1.3	13.2	136	4.8	646	7	5	5
1963	27	DET	HB	45	14	12	133	528	2	27	4.0	37.7	9.5	15	115	7.7	0	30	1.1	8.2	148	4.3	643	2	2	6
1964	28	DET	HB	45	11	7	122	463	1	28	3.8	42.1	11.1	11	129	11.7	1	92	1.0	11.7	133	4.5	592	2	1	5
1965	29	WAS	FB	22	13	10	117	343	2	23	2.9	26.4	9.0	25	276	11.0	2	37	1.9	21.2	142	4.4	619	4	4	5
1966	30	NYG	HB	41	13	2	32	164	1	57	5.1	12.6	2.5	6	87	14.5	0	25	0.5	6.7	38	6.6	251	1	1	2
Career					110	67	800	3205	19	74	4.0	29.1	7.3	99	1162	11.7	5	92	0.9	10.6	899	4.9	4367	24	27	35
7 yrs		DET			84	55	651	2698	16	74	4.1	32.1	7.8	68	799	11.8	3	92	0.8	9.5	719	4.9	3497	19	22	28
1 yr		NYG			13	2	32	164	1	57	5.1	12.6	2.5	6	87	14.5	0	25	0.5	6.7	38	6.6	251	1	1	2
1 yr		WAS			13	10	117	343	2	23	2.9	26.4	9.0	25	276	11.0	2	37	1.9	21.2	142	4.4	619	4	4	5

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Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1958	22	DET	HB	45	11	1			0			6	110	0	28	18.3	253
1959	23	DET	RH	45	11	9			0			1	9	0	9	9.0	283
1960	24	DET	LHB	45	12	7			0			10	202	0	26	20.2	832
1966	30	NYG	HB	41	13	2			0			13	214	0	37	16.5	465
Career					110	67			0			30	535	0	37	17.8	4902
7 yrs		DET			84	55			0			17	321	0	28	18.9	3818
1 yr		NYG			13	2			0			13	214	0	37	16.5	465
1 yr		WAS			13	10			0					0			619

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A
1962	26	DET	HB	45	12	9	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6
1964	28	DET	HB	45	11	7	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	0	0	0.0	0.00	0.00
1965	29	WAS	FB	22	13	10	1	2	50.0	26	1	50.0	26	13.0	23.0	26.0	2.0	135.4	0	0	0.0	13.00	23.00
1966	30	NYG	HB	41	13	2	1	1	100.0	4	0	0.0	4	4.0	4.0	4.0	0.3	83.3	0	0	0.0	4.00	4.00
Career					110	67	2	5	40.0	30	1	20.0	26	6.0	10.0	15.0	0.3	100.0	0	0	0.0	6.00	10.00
7 yrs		DET			84	55	0	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	0	0
1 yr		NYG			13	2	1	1	100.0	4	0	0.0	4	4.0	4.0	4.0	0.3	83.3	0	0	0.0	4.00	4.00
1 yr		WAS			13	10	1	2	50.0	26	1	50.0	26	13.0	23.0	26.0	2.0	135.4	0	0	0.0	13.00	23.00

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1958	22	DET	HB	45	11	1			0				5	0	0	0
1959	23	DET	RH	45	11	9			0				3	1	0	0
1960	24	DET	LHB	45	12	7			0				2	0	0	0	0.0
1961	25	DET	HB	45	13	10			0				4	0	0	0	0.0
1962	26	DET	HB	45	12	9			0				5	1	0	0	0.0
1963	27	DET	HB	45	14	12			0				2	0	0	0	0.0
1964	28	DET	HB	45	11	7			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1965	29	WAS	FB	22	13	10			0				4	1	0	0	0.0
1966	30	NYG	HB	41	13	2			0				1	1	0	0	0.0
Career					110	67			0				27	4	0	0	0.0
7 yrs		DET			84	55			0				22	2	0	0	0.0
1 yr		NYG			13	2			0				1	1	0	0	0.0
1 yr		WAS			13	10			0				4	1	0	0	0.0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1959	23	DET	RH	45	11	9	2		2		12	1.1
1960	24	DET	LHB	45	12	7	1	1	2		12	1.0
1961	25	DET	HB	45	13	10	4		4		24	1.8
1962	26	DET	HB	45	12	9	6	1	7		42	3.5
1963	27	DET	HB	45	14	12	2		2		12	0.9
1964	28	DET	HB	45	11	7	1	1	2		12	1.1
1965	29	WAS	FB	22	13	10	2	2	4		24	1.8
1966	30	NYG	HB	41	13	2	1		1		6	0.5
Career					110	67	19	5	24	0	144	1.3
7 yrs		DET			84	55	16	3	19	0	114	1.4
1 yr		NYG			13	2	1		1	0	6	.5
1 yr		WAS			13	10	2	2	4	0	24	1.8

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Hall of Fame Monitor

PFR HOF Monitor: 12.80 (371st among RB, average HOF RB is 106.95)

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Dan Lewis born?

Dan Lewis was born on February 14, 1936.

Where was Dan Lewis born?

Dan Lewis was born in Freehold, NJ.

How tall was Dan Lewis?

Dan Lewis was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Dan Lewis weigh when playing?

Dan Lewis weighed 199 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Is Dan Lewis in the Hall of Fame?

Dan Lewis has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Dan Lewis play?

Dan Lewis played 110 games over his career.

How many receiving yards did Dan Lewis have?

Dan Lewis had 3,205 receiving yards over his career.

When did Dan Lewis retire?

Dan Lewis last played in 1966.

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