Leo Everett Lewis III (born September 17, 1956) is a former professional

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player who played wide receiver for eleven seasons for the

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and

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. 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

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. Dr. Lewis worked for the

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as the associate athletics director for student-athlete development from 2005 to 2014.

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1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Columbia, Missouri Hickman High School alumni American football wide receivers American football return specialists Missouri Tigers football players Minnesota Vikings players Cleveland Browns players Calgary Stampeders players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Ed Block Courage Award recipients {{widereceiver-1950s-stub