Grady Lewis

Grady W. Lewis (March 25, 1917 – March 11, 2009) was an American professional basketball player.

Grady Lewis

Lewis with the Phillips 66ers
Personal information
Born	(1917-03-25)March 25, 1917 Boyd, Texas
Died	March 11, 2009(2009-03-11) (aged 91) Peoria, Arizona
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College	Southwestern Oklahoma State Oklahoma
Playing career	1939–1949
Position	Forward / Center
Number	66, 7, 6, 35, 13
Coaching career	1958–1960
Career history
As player:
1939–1942	Phillips 66ers
1946–1947	Detroit Falcons
1947–1948	St. Louis Bombers
1948	Baltimore Bullets
1948–1949	St. Louis Bombers
As coach:
1948–1950	St. Louis Bombers
Career highlights and awards
BAA champion (1948)
Career BAA statistics
Points	750 (5.4 ppg)
Assists	132 (0.9 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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.[3] Lewis was inducted into the Southwestern Oklahoma State Hall of Fame in 1970.[1]