Robert (Pickle) Lewis
High School Honors
2 Football letters, 1st Team All-PIL offense (end) and defense (back) and All-State (offense) as a Senior.
2 Basketball letters, 2nd Team All-PIL as a Senior.
2 Track & Field letters, 440 runner and mile relay.
Post-High School Career
University of Washington on athletic scholarship; played on 1979 Rose Bowl Championship team. Coached AAU Basketball for many years; highest finish 4th in the nation; 28-year career with Hoffman Construction Company, now retired.
Commentary
Participating in sports at Grant High School provided me the foundation of being true to your school and to yourself. My mother and father (Bettye and Bobby Lewis) were instrumental in my athletic career and pushed me to excel in every sport. My brother Richard and brother-in-law Woody Green, who both are members of the PIL Hall of Fame, also inspired me to be competitive and the best I can be in each sport I played.
Along with my parents and my brother, my wife Julie (my high school sweetheart) has been my rock for the last 39 years and has inspired me to always be my best. However, my son Craig, is my biggest inspiration. I coached him during his younger years and cheered him on during his high school and college basketball career. Seeing the man and father he has become has brought me my greatest joy.
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