Sherman Lewis, Manual alum and NFL Super Bowl winning assistant, dies
Sherman Lewis, a standout football player at Michigan State and NFL offensive coordinator, has died at the age of 83. He was a key figure in three Super Bowl victories with the San Francisco 49ers and the 1996 Super Bowl win with the Green Bay Packers. Lewis was the first Black offensive coordinator to win a Super Bowl and was celebrated for his trailblazing career in college and professional football.
- ▪Sherman Lewis was an All-American running back at Michigan State and later became a longtime assistant coach at MSU and in the NFL.
- ▪He played professionally in the Canadian Football League and the AFL before beginning his coaching career.
- ▪Lewis served as offensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to 1999 and won Super Bowl XXXI.
- ▪He was the first Black offensive coordinator to win a Super Bowl title.
- ▪Lewis was inducted into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001.
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