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Former Michigan State legend, Super Bowl winner and Lions coordinator dies at 83
The former Spartans All-American helped integrate college football and later won four Super Bowl titles as an NFL assistant coach.
- Sherman Lewis, a Michigan State University football legend and four-time Super Bowl champion coach, died Friday at age 83, with the university announcing his passing on Saturday.
- As a standout halfback under Duffy Daugherty at Michigan State, Lewis became a first-team All-American and finished third in the 1963 Heisman Trophy race while helping spearhead integration in college football.
- Lewis won three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers and one with the Green Bay Packers during his NFL coaching career. "We won Super Bowls in San Francisco and one in Green Bay," Lewis said.
- Despite his dynastic success as an offensive coordinator, Lewis never secured an NFL head coaching position, though the Pro Football Hall of Fame recognized him with an Award of Excellence in 2023.
- His passing follows the recent death of former 49ers tight end Charle Young, as colleagues long expressed surprise that Lewis never obtained an NFL head coaching role despite his decorated career.
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