D. D. Lewis (1970s linebacker)
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born | October 16, 1945 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | September 16, 2025 (aged 79) Plano, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Fulton (Knoxville) | ||||||||||
| College | Mississippi St. | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1968: 6th round, 159th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Dwight Douglas Lewis (October 16, 1945 – September 16, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and was selected in the sixth round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. Lewis was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.