Fred Lewis (handball)
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Fred Lewis is an American former handball
player.
Lewis is Jewish, and was born in The Bronx
, New York. Both of his parents played handball, and he learned to play handball by playing it off building walls in the Bronx. He grew up primarily playing 1-wall handball, and played his first tournament at the age of eight. As a high school student, he competed on the school's swimming team.
He won two U.S. National Collegiate Singles Championships as a University of Miami
student. He received a master’s degree in education at the University of Miami in 1972.
Lewis is a 6-time U.S. Handball Association National Four-Wall Handball Singles Champion (1972, 1974–76, 1978, and 1981). He is also a 3-time National Three-Wall Singles Champion (1974, 1977, and 1978).
All of those championships were won between 1972 and 1981. Lewis was named "Handball Player of the Decade" for the 1970s by the National Handball Association
.
He made the finals of the National Open championship 14 consecutive years. He won 16 titles as a professional.
In 1998, he created Yes2Kids, a handball club for children who otherwise would not have access to handball.
In 2003, he was head coach of the handball team at the University of Arizona
. In 2008, he was remarrying his ex-wife, as they had reconciled after 16 years.
in 2011.
American handball
American handball is a sport in which players hit a small rubber ball against a wall using their hands.- History :...
player.
Lewis is Jewish, and was born in The Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
, New York. Both of his parents played handball, and he learned to play handball by playing it off building walls in the Bronx. He grew up primarily playing 1-wall handball, and played his first tournament at the age of eight. As a high school student, he competed on the school's swimming team.
He won two U.S. National Collegiate Singles Championships as a University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
student. He received a master’s degree in education at the University of Miami in 1972.
Lewis is a 6-time U.S. Handball Association National Four-Wall Handball Singles Champion (1972, 1974–76, 1978, and 1981). He is also a 3-time National Three-Wall Singles Champion (1974, 1977, and 1978).
All of those championships were won between 1972 and 1981. Lewis was named "Handball Player of the Decade" for the 1970s by the National Handball Association
United States Handball Association
The United States Handball Association is the national governing body for American handball in the United States, a game played mostly in that country...
.
He made the finals of the National Open championship 14 consecutive years. He won 16 titles as a professional.
In 1998, he created Yes2Kids, a handball club for children who otherwise would not have access to handball.
In 2003, he was head coach of the handball team at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
. In 2008, he was remarrying his ex-wife, as they had reconciled after 16 years.
Halls of Fame
Lewis was inducted into the Handball Hall of Fame in 1993, as its 25th member. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of FameInternational Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7, 1981, in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around the world....
in 2011.