Linebacker, Mississippi State, 1965–67
D.D. Lewis
- Born
- Oct 16, 1945, in Knoxville, Tennessee
- Died
- Sep 16, 2025
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D.D. Lewis played linebacker at Mississippi State (1965–67). The Dallas Cowboys took Lewis in round 6, No. 159 overall in the 1968 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
At a glance
Honors
All-America: NEA first team 1967; Central Press second team 1966; UPI second team 1967
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
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