Robert Hilton Lewis (May 1, 1929 – February 22, 1995) was an American

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coach. He was the head coach of the

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team for 36 years, from 1955 to 1990. He compiled a 438–389 record as Pitt's baseball coach. He was also a member of the

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faculty in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department in the School of Education. His players at Pitt included

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, and

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. Lewis had previously played baseball at Pitt from 1949 to 1951 and was the team's co-most valuable player in 1950 and the team captain in 1951. He died of cancer in 1995 at age 65.

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