Bud Lewis (soccer)

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Bud Lewis
Personal information
Full name Leon "Bud" Lewis
Date of birth (1953-01-29) January 29, 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Penfield, New York, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Youth career
1967–1971 Penfield High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1975 Bowling Green State University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975 Cincinnati Comets
1976–1977 Buffalo Blazers
Teams managed
1975–2017 Wilmington College
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leon "Bud" Lewis (born January 29, 1953) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder and a forward. He is also a former soccer coach, and served as the head coach at Wilmington College between 1975 and 2017.

Playing career

Early career

High school

A Penfield, New York native, Lewis started off his competitive soccer career at Penfield High School in 1967.[1][2] Following his senior season in 1970, he was named a National High School All-American after helping his team become New York State Section V champions.[1][2]

College

In 1971, Lewis won an athletic scholarship to attend Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.[1][2] A four-year letter winner with the Bowling Green Falcons men's soccer team, he was named an NSCAA All-American in 1974.[1][2][3] He also served as the team captain during the same season, alongside defender Steve Cabalka.[4]

Professional career

Following a successful collegiate career, Lewis signed his first professional contract with the American Soccer League side the Cincinnati Comets for the 1975 ASL season.[1][2] After only one season with the Comets, he joined the Buffalo Blazers of the Canadian National Soccer League in 1976.[1][2][5] In 1977, he was part of the Blazers team that played a friendly game against the Serie A team Lazio at the War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo, New York.[6] Lewis started as a forward in a 1–6 loss.[6]

Coaching career

While still being a professional player, Lewis started coaching the Wilmington College men's soccer team as a part-time job in 1975 before beginning his full-time position as head coach in 1977.[7] He would go on to lead his team to more than 500 career victories in NAIA (between 1975 and 1990) and NCAA (between 1991 and 2017) before his retirement after the 2017 NCAA season – his 43rd consecutive season as head coach at the college.[1][8][9][10][11]

Coaching statistics

Coaching record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Wilmington College United States August 1, 1975 December 1, 2017 843 506 58 279 60.02 [12]
Total 843 506 58 279 60.02

Honors

Player

Penfield High School

Bowling Green State University

Individual

Coach

Wilmington College

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Leon "Bud" Lewis (2000) - Hall of Fame". Bowling Green State University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Bud Lewis". Wilmington College. Archived from the original on 2015-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  3. ^ "Cincinnati Comets Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  4. ^ "2016 BGSU Men's Soccer Media Guide". Issuu. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  5. ^ "Cochrane Stadium - Bud Lewis" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-16.
  6. ^ a b "June 5, 1977: Buffalo Blazers 1, Lazio 6". National Soccer League. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  7. ^ "Falcon Hall-Of-Famer Bud Lewis Reaches Collegiate Coaching Milestone". Bowling Green State University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  8. ^ "Bud Lewis: More Lives Impacted Than Wins". Wilmington. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  9. ^ "Bud Lewis". Wilmington. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  10. ^ "WC soccer coaches at Kiwanis - Wilmington News Journal". www.wnewsj.com. 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  11. ^ "Being a coach: What an honor - Times Gazette". www.timesgazette.com. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  12. ^ "Wilmington Men's Soccer All-Time Coaching Records". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1973". soccerhistoryusa.org. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  14. ^ a b c d "Bowling Green Men's Soccer - History and Tradition" (PDF). BGSU Falcons.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Lewis celebrates 40 seasons". 2014-08-27. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. ^ a b c d e f g "Wilmington Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Results". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  17. ^ a b "Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC)" (PDF). Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  18. ^ a b c d "2011 Media Guide - Wilmington College". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  19. ^ a b "Wilmington Men's Soccer All-Conference Honorees". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  20. ^ "Lewis leads WC's newest Athletics Hall of Fame class - Wilmington News Journal". www.wnewsj.com. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
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