Gaston F. Lewis

Gaston Lewis
Gaston Lewis
	Pitcher
	Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
	1922, for the Bacharach Giants
Last appearance
	1926, for the Dayton Marcos
Teams
	Bacharach Giants (1922); Dayton Marcos (1926);

Gaston F. Lewis
Biographical details
Born	August 4, 1903; Clinton County, Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 28, 1989 (aged 86); Xenia, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1925	Wilberforce
Basketball
c. 1925	Wilberforce
Baseball
c. 1925	Wilberforce
Track
c. 1925	Wilberforce
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929–1933	Alabama State
1934	Wilberforce
1935–1937	Wilberforce (assistant)
1938–1946	Wilberforce
1947–1956	Wilberforce State / Central State (OH)
Basketball
1934–?	Wilberforce
Track
1934–?	Wilberforce
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1957–1969	Central State (OH)
Head coaching record
Overall	123–65–12 (football)
Bowls	4–1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 1 Black college national (1948); 3 Midwest Athletic Association (1948, 1950–1951)

Gaston Frederick "Country" 'Lewis (August 4, 1903 – November 28, 1989) was an American Negro league baseball player and a college football, college basketball, track, and cross country coach. He served as the head football coach at Alabama State University (1929–1933), Wilberforce University (1934, 1938–1946), and Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio (1947–1956).

Biography

A native of Clinton County, Ohio, Lewis grew up on a farm in Caesarscreek Township, Greene County, Ohio, graduated from Wilberforce University, and earned a master's degree at Ohio State University. He played for the Bacharach Giants in 1922 and for the Dayton Marcos in 1926.^[1]^[2]

1935, Lewis was succeed as head football coach at Wilberforce Hank Corrothers, but reamined as an assistant coach for the team.^[3] After the resignation of James McCrary in 1938, Lewis was once again appointed head coach of the team.^[4]

Lewis served as the manager of the track and field competition at the 1967 Pan American Games, and was an assistant track and field coach for the 1968 United States Olympic team. Lewis died in Xenia, Ohio in 1989 at age 86.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Alabama State Hornets (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1929–1933)
1929	Alabama State	5–2–2
1930	Alabama State	6–5
1931	Alabama State	8–3
1932	Alabama State	6–1–1
1933	Alabama State	6–2–1
Alabama State:		31–13–4
Wilberforce Green Wave () (1934)
1934	Wilberforce	6–3
Wilberforce Green Wave () (1938)
1938	Wilberforce	3–2–1
1939	Wilberforce	5–2
1940	Wilberforce	6–1–2			T Orange Blossom Classic, L Vulcan
1941	Wilberforce	3–4
1942	No team—World War II
1943	No team—World War II
1944	Wilberforce	4–3–1
1945	Wilberforce	6–3
1946	Wilberforce	6–2–2
Wilberforce:		39–20–6
Wilberforce State Green Wave / Central State Marauders (Midwest Athletic Association) (1947–1956)
1947	Wilberforce State	10–1	3–1	3rd	W Fruit, W Vulcan
1948	Wilberforce State	9–1–1	3–0	1st	W Prairie View
1949	Wilberforce State	5–4	2–1	2nd
1950	Wilberforce State	6–4	3–0	1st	W Orange Blossom Classic
1951	Wilberforce State	7–2	3–0	1st
1952	Central State	4–4	1–2	5th
1953	Central State	1–5	0–3	T–6th
1954	Central State	4–4	1–2	5th
1955	Central State	4–4	0–3	T–5th
1956	Central State	4–3–1	1–1–1	T–2nd
Wilberforce State / Central State:		53–32–2	17–12–1
Total:		123–65–12
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ "Gaston Lewis". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^ "Gaston Lewis". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^ "Corrothers Named Wilberforce Coach". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. June 29, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lewis Named Wilberforce Grid Mentor". The Dayton Forum. Dayton, Ohio. September 9, 1938. p. 7. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Baxter, Joan (February 3, 2017). "A little history on Country Lewis". Xenia Daily Gazette. Xenia, Ohio. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
^ Jackson, Marion E. (June 15, 1956). "Meet The Coach". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 7. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Quanita Fair. "History of Wilberforce University: Gaston Lewis". Wilberforce-Payne Unified Library. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads
Gaston F. Lewis at Find a Grave

[1] "Gaston Lewis". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

[2] "Gaston Lewis". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

[3] "Corrothers Named Wilberforce Coach". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. June 29, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] "Lewis Named Wilberforce Grid Mentor". The Dayton Forum. Dayton, Ohio. September 9, 1938. p. 7. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[5] Baxter, Joan (February 3, 2017). "A little history on Country Lewis". Xenia Daily Gazette. Xenia, Ohio. Retrieved January 12, 2018.

[6] Jackson, Marion E. (June 15, 1956). "Meet The Coach". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 7. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

[7] Quanita Fair. "History of Wilberforce University: Gaston Lewis". Wilberforce-Payne Unified Library. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

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