Bob Lewis (basketball, born 1925)

Robert S. Lewis, Jr. (October 6, 1925 – April 11, 2012)[1] was an American college basketball player notable as a starting forward on the University of Utah's 1944 National Championship team.

Lewis was born and grew up in Salt Lake City, the son of a University of Utah professor.

He and his twin brother Fred attended East High School and came to their father's university to play basketball for coach Vadal Peterson in the fall of 1943.

Known as the "Blitz Kids," Lewis joined classmates Arnie Ferrin, Dick Smuin, and Herb Wilkinson to become the first champions in NCAA men's basketball history to feature four freshmen in the starting lineup.

[1] This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player, coach, or other figure born in the 1920s is a stub.