274:, June 7, 1953. "Aubrey Lewis, Negro star from Montclair High, today broke three records as he led his school to a Group IV title at the thirty-fifth annual New Jersey Interscholastic A. A. track and field championships.... He won the 100-yard dash in 9.8 seconds, eclipsing the previous record of 9.91 220-yard dash in 21 seconds, breaking a 21.7 record; and discus throw with a heave of 154 feet 1 inch."
398:. Accessed October 29, 2016. "WHEREAS, in 1997 Aubrey C. Lewis was appointed to the Board of Commissioners of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey by New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, on which he served with great distinction as a member of the Committees on Finance and Operations and the Audit Committee until his retirement from the Board in 1999"
62:
since childhood told the doctor "Oh, I ran here all the way from my house", and received approval to play. During his high school career at
Montclair, Lewis played basketball and won two state football championships with the football team, scoring 49 touchdowns and running for nearly 4,500 rushing
104:
363:, February 15, 2011. Accessed October 29, 2016. "Their struggles, though, paved the way for agents like Aubrey Lewis and James Barrow, who in 1962 became the first African-American agents accepted to the FBI Academy, ushering in a new era for minority agents in the Bureau."
691:
696:
311:, June 7, 1957. Accessed October 29, 2016. "Aubrey Lewis of Montclair, N. J., today was elected 1958 captain of the Notre Dame track and field team. He is the first Negro named to a captaincy at Notre Dame."
425:
681:
126:, Lewis was chosen as player-coach of a team representing Newark in the Metropolitan Indoor Football League, which planned to play seven-on-seven games indoors during the winter.
666:
661:
671:
63:
yards during his career. Lewis led
Montclair to its second consecutive Group IV team championship and set state records in three different track and field events at the
676:
418:
656:
391:
64:
328:. Accessed October 29, 2016. "Lewis was the first African-American ever to captain a Notre Dame team ('58 track), but an ankle injury derailed a shot at the NFL."
119:. He went on to be elected as captain of the track team for the 1957–58 season, making him the first black athlete at the school to be chosen as a team captain.
411:
240:
164:
163:, working with the firm in various roles, and was chosen as a senior vice president before his retirement in 1995. He was appointed to serve on both the
395:
176:
265:
284:
686:
338:
156:
described the expanded recruiting effort as justified "based on his feeling that
Negroes 'need more heroes' to encourage their youngsters."
188:
92:
51:
54:, from which he graduated in 1954. When he first tried out for the Mounties football team, a doctor performing a physical detected a
532:
701:
218:
360:
135:
31:
513:
468:
168:
123:
88:
191:
on
December 10, 2001, at the age of 66. He was survived by his wife, Ann, as well as by two daughters and three sons.
75:(with a time of 21 seconds) and won the discus event with a record throw of 154 feet 1 inch (46.96 m).
27:
237:
325:
266:"Jersey Schoolboy Sets 3 Meet Marks; Lewis Leads Montclair High to Group IV Title, Winning 100, 220 and Discus"
84:
160:
172:
43:
302:
47:
374:"J. Edgar Hoover – The Negro in the FBI; Director praises work of Negro agents in famous organization"
651:
646:
108:
285:"Notre Dame Track Star Starts Smiling Again; Failure in Olympic Hurdle Trials Sank Lewis in Despair"
103:, the 113th pick overall, but an ankle injury prevented him from playing professionally. He won the
356:
343:
307:
289:
270:
223:
143:
138:
agent training program to include black people in its 14-week-long training program held at the
23:
373:
461:
378:
261:
148:
55:
496:
403:
244:
153:
115:, Australia, after he stumbled over the last hurdle in his heat at the Olympic trials in
439:
100:
640:
564:
434:
96:
72:
68:
482:
454:
59:
321:
107:
in 1956 but failed to make the United States team that would be competing at the
139:
116:
26:
player and track athlete who was the first
African American to be captain of a
489:
475:
112:
87:
from a list of 200 schools that had offered him scholarships and played
238:"'The Greatest Of The Mounties': Aubrey Lewis Passes Away At Age 66"
105:
NCAA's
Division I championship in the 400 meter intermediate hurdles
175:
appointed Lewis in 1997 to serve as a commissioner of the bi-state
407:
134:
In 1962, he was chosen to participate as a member of the first
339:"Pro League for 7-Man Football Will Open in Jersey in January"
692:
67:'s track and field championships in 1953, winning at both
697:
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish men's track and field athletes
357:"A Byte Out of History; Early African-American Agents"
34:(FBI) agent training program to include black people.
219:"Aubrey Lewis, 66, Athlete Who Was an F.B.I. Pioneer"
159:Lewis left the FBI in 1967 to take a position with
122:In 1961, while he was working as the head coach at
682:Port Authority of New York and New Jersey people
347:, September 13, 1961. Accessed October 29, 2016.
251:, December 13, 2001. Accessed October 29, 2016.
227:, December 13, 2001. Accessed October 29, 2016.
65:New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association
419:
8:
382:, September 1962. Accessed October 29, 2016.
293:, June 30, 1957. Accessed October 29, 2016.
667:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
426:
412:
404:
165:New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority
16:American football player and track athlete
662:Montclair High School (New Jersey) alumni
396:Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
213:
211:
209:
207:
205:
203:
177:Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
672:Sportspeople from Glen Ridge, New Jersey
30:athletic team and a member of the first
677:Sportspeople from Montclair, New Jersey
199:
657:Federal Bureau of Investigation agents
22:(c. 1935 – December 10, 2001) was an
7:
189:Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
179:, a position he filled until 1999.
392:February 28, 2002, Meeting Minutes
93:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
14:
146:. In a September 1962 article in
361:Federal Bureau of Investigation
136:Federal Bureau of Investigation
32:Federal Bureau of Investigation
1:
687:New Jersey Turnpike Authority
169:New Jersey Highway Authority
124:Paterson Central High School
95:team. He was chosen by the
718:
99:in the tenth round of the
46:, Lewis grew up in nearby
449:
171:. Governor of New Jersey
28:Notre Dame Fighting Irish
326:University of Notre Dame
85:University of Notre Dame
38:Early life and education
702:American male sprinters
303:"Lewis Elected Captain"
152:magazine, FBI Director
58:. Lewis, who had had a
173:Christine Todd Whitman
44:Glen Ridge, New Jersey
71:(in 9.8 seconds) and
52:Montclair High School
217:Goldstein, Richard.
109:1956 Summer Olympics
322:"Champions in Life"
283:Tuckner, Howard M.
249:The Montclair Times
130:Professional career
344:The New York Times
308:The New York Times
290:The New York Times
271:The New York Times
243:2016-10-30 at the
224:The New York Times
144:Quantico, Virginia
634:
633:
79:College athletics
24:American football
709:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
528:
523:
516:
509:
504:
499:
492:
485:
478:
471:
464:
462:Willard Dewveall
457:
442:
437:
428:
421:
414:
405:
399:
389:
383:
379:Ebony (magazine)
372:Booker, Simeon.
370:
364:
354:
348:
335:
329:
318:
312:
300:
294:
281:
275:
262:Associated Press
258:
252:
236:Cooper, Darren.
234:
228:
215:
83:Lewis chose the
56:rapid heart rate
717:
716:
712:
711:
710:
708:
707:
706:
637:
636:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
595:
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
531:
526:
519:
512:
507:
502:
497:Merrill Douglas
495:
488:
481:
474:
467:
460:
453:
445:
440:
435:
432:
402:
390:
386:
371:
367:
355:
351:
336:
332:
320:LaFleur, Pete.
319:
315:
301:
297:
282:
278:
259:
255:
245:Wayback Machine
235:
231:
216:
201:
197:
185:
154:J. Edgar Hoover
132:
81:
40:
17:
12:
11:
5:
715:
713:
705:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
639:
638:
632:
631:
629:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
561:
556:
551:
546:
541:
536:
529:
524:
517:
514:Ralph Anderson
510:
505:
500:
493:
486:
479:
472:
465:
458:
450:
447:
446:
441:1958 NFL draft
433:
431:
430:
423:
416:
408:
401:
400:
384:
365:
349:
330:
313:
295:
276:
253:
229:
198:
196:
193:
187:Lewis died at
184:
181:
131:
128:
101:1958 NFL draft
80:
77:
39:
36:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
714:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
644:
642:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
566:
565:Bill Roehnelt
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
537:
534:
533:Johnny Morris
530:
527:Rocco Cinelli
525:
522:
518:
515:
511:
506:
501:
498:
494:
491:
487:
484:
480:
477:
473:
470:
466:
463:
459:
456:
452:
451:
448:
443:
438:
436:Chicago Bears
429:
424:
422:
417:
415:
410:
409:
406:
397:
393:
388:
385:
381:
380:
375:
369:
366:
362:
358:
353:
350:
346:
345:
340:
334:
331:
327:
323:
317:
314:
310:
309:
304:
299:
296:
292:
291:
286:
280:
277:
273:
272:
267:
263:
257:
254:
250:
246:
242:
239:
233:
230:
226:
225:
220:
214:
212:
210:
208:
206:
204:
200:
194:
192:
190:
182:
180:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
157:
155:
151:
150:
145:
141:
137:
129:
127:
125:
120:
118:
114:
110:
106:
102:
98:
97:Chicago Bears
94:
90:
86:
78:
76:
74:
70:
66:
61:
57:
53:
50:and attended
49:
45:
37:
35:
33:
29:
25:
21:
611:Ben Napolski
576:Les Rutledge
571:Bill Chancey
544:Jim Harryman
521:Aubrey Lewis
520:
503:Gene Bentley
483:Erich Barnes
455:Chuck Howley
387:
377:
368:
352:
342:
333:
316:
306:
298:
288:
279:
269:
256:
248:
232:
222:
186:
158:
147:
133:
121:
82:
60:heart murmur
41:
20:Aubrey Lewis
19:
18:
652:2001 deaths
647:1935 births
626:Bobby Halum
616:Wilbur Main
581:Bill Miller
559:Phil Dupler
539:Bill Melnik
161:Woolworth's
140:FBI Academy
117:Los Angeles
641:Categories
621:Glen Hakes
601:Bob Barron
554:Dick Eaton
549:Ken Pleger
490:Bob Jewett
444:selections
195:References
606:Bob Lyles
596:Russ Moon
586:Al Carter
508:Ed Rutsch
476:Don Healy
113:Melbourne
73:220 yards
69:100 yards
48:Montclair
469:Ed Cooke
241:Archived
167:and the
91:for the
89:halfback
42:Born in
591:Ken Daw
337:Staff.
183:Death
149:Ebony
260:via
142:in
111:in
643::
394:,
376:,
359:,
341:,
324:,
305:,
287:,
268:,
264:.
247:,
221:,
202:^
427:e
420:t
413:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.