Leo Lewis (wide receiver)

Leo Lewis
No. 33, 87, 83
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	September 17, 1956; Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College:	Missouri
Undrafted:	1979
Career history
	St. Louis Cardinals (1979)*; Calgary Stampeders (1980); Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1980); Minnesota Vikings (1981–1989); Cleveland Browns (1990); Minnesota Vikings (1990-1991);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-Big Eight (1976);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	182
Receiving yards:	2,924
Receiving touchdowns:	16
	Player stats at PFR

Leo Everett Lewis III (born September 17, 1956) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for eleven seasons for the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns. He is the son of College Football Hall of Fame and Canadian Football Hall of Fame running back Leo Lewis. After retiring from active play, Lewis held the position of director of player development for the Vikings from 1992 to 2005. At the same time, Lewis wrote, edited and published the Vikings' player and alumni newsletter.

In 2023, he was named King Boreas for the Saint Paul Winter Carnival.

Leo Lewis graduated from David H. Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri and stayed locally to attend college at the University of Missouri. Dr. Lewis worked for the University of Minnesota as the associate athletics director for student-athlete development from 2005 to 2014.[1]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1981	MIN	4	1	2	58	29.0	52	0
1982	MIN	9	0	8	150	18.8	39	3
1983	MIN	14	4	12	127	10.6	18	0
1984	MIN	16	5	47	830	17.7	56	4
1985	MIN	10	10	29	442	15.2	43	3
1986	MIN	16	16	32	600	18.8	76	2
1987	MIN	12	12	24	383	16.0	36	2
1988	MIN	16	1	11	141	12.8	46	1
1989	MIN	16	0	12	148	12.3	28	1
1990	CLE	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1990	MIN	11	0	1	9	9.0	9	0
1991	MIN	16	0	4	36	9.0	11	0
		143	49	182	2,924	16.1	76	16

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1982	MIN	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1987	MIN	3	3	7	86	12.3	23	1
1988	MIN	2	0	1	19	19.0	19	0
1989	MIN	1	0	2	19	9.5	15	0
		8	3	10	124	12.4	23	1

"Scout.com: Leo Lewis Lands with Gophers". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2008.

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