Jeff Lewis (American football)
Jeff Lewis| No. 8 |
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| Position: |
Quarterback |
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| Personal information |
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| Date of birth: |
(1973-04-17)April 17, 1973 |
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| Place of birth: |
Columbus, Ohio |
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| Date of death: |
January 5, 2013(2013-01-05) (aged 39) |
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| Place of death: |
Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Career information |
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| High school: |
Phoenix (AZ) Horizon Huskies |
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| College: |
Northern Arizona |
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| NFL draft: |
1996 / Round: 4 / Pick: 100 |
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| Career history
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only |
| Career highlights and awards
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| Career NFL statistics |
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| Passing yards: |
210 |
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| TD-INT: |
0-2 |
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| Rating: |
46.1 |
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Player stats at NFL.com |
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| Career Arena statistics |
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| Passing yards: |
344 |
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| TD-INT: |
7-3 |
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Player stats at PFR |
Jeffrey Scott Lewis (April 17, 1973 – January 5, 2013) was an American football quarterback and coach.[1] At the time of his death he was the wide receivers coach at Northern Arizona after serving as an offensive administrative assistant from 2007–2008 and wide receivers coach at Louisville in 2009. He had one son, Elijah Jaymes.[2]
College career
From 1992–1995, Jeff Lewis was a quarterback for the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks completing 785 of 1,315 passes for 9,639 yards and 67 touchdowns. He was inducted into the Northern Arizona Hall of Fame in 2003.[3]
Professional career
The Broncos selected Lewis out of Northern Arizona
in the fourth round of the 1996 draft. A career backup who received little playing time, Lewis won two rings as a member of the Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII championship teams.
Death
Lewis died on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. An autopsy revealed the cause of death was an accidental drug overdose caused by a mix of morphine and zolpidem (Ambien).[4]
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