Grady Lewis

Grady William 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, U.S.
Died	March 11, 2009(2009-03-11) (aged 91) Peoria, Arizona, U.S.
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
Playing
1939–1942	Phillips 66ers
1946–1947	Detroit Falcons
1947–1948	St. Louis Bombers
1948	Baltimore Bullets
1948–1949	St. Louis Bombers
Coaching
1948–1950	St. Louis Bombers
Career highlights
BAA champion (1948)
Career BAA statistics
Points	750 (5.4 ppg)
Assists	132 (0.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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 %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
St. Louis	1948–49	60	29	31	.483	4th in BAA Western	2	0	2	.000	Lost in Division Semifinal
St. Louis	1949–50	68	26	42	.382	5th in NBA Central	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Career		128	55	73	.430		2	0	2	.000