Kenny Lewis - #22 - RB - Virginia Tech - Profile

Kenny Lewis

Kenny Lewis

#22
RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190 lbs
Age: 51
Years With Jets: 1980-81, 1983
College: Virginia Tech

PRO: Played in seven games primarily on special teams after being signed as a free agent on Nov. 4 ... carried the ball once for sex yards last season ... orginally drafted on the fifth round by Oakland in 1980 but was released on the last cut ... rushed for 47 yards on 13 carries in the 1980 preseason.

COLLEGE: Three-year letterman at Virginia Tech ... majored in physical education ... led team in rushing in 1979 with 748 yards ... named first team All-Metro Conference ... played in 1979 Blue-Gray game ... rushed for 1,020 yards in 1978 ... set school single game record with 223 yards in one game as a junior ... a top collegiate hurdler ... competed for United States AAU track team at the Italy meets in 1978.

PERSONAL: Single ... received degree in physical education during offseason ... All-District running back at George Washington in his birthplace and hometown of Danville, VA.

From 1981 Jets yearbook.

Lewis wore the number 24 in 1980 and the number 20 in 1981