October 16, 1945 – Knoxville, Tennessee – D.D. Lewis came into this world. D.D.’s is not our typical Hall of Fame Story.
According to the National Football Foundation’s bio on him, his college team at Mississippi State had won only 7 games in the three seasons Lewis was on the team. Fortunately, the Hall of Fame places more emphasis on the individual performance of a player than on the team.
This was the case for D.D. Lewis, who made the All-Southeastern Conference twice and the All-American team once, in 1967. Opposing coaches such as Bear Bryant of ‘Bama and Vic Dooley of Georgia raved about the linebacker and said things to the effect that he was one of the very best backers in the country.
For his outstanding play, Linebacker D.D. Lewis entered the College Football Hall of Fame in the 2001 selection class.
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