Carl Lewis, one of the University’s most decorated athletes, will be inducted into the Houston Sports Hall of Fame in January 2020 by the Harris County – Houston Sports Authority.
Lewis is in his sixth season as an assistant coach of UH’s track and field team, but before his time as a Houston coach Lewis earned 10 Olympic medals, 10 World Championship medals and holds three Houston program records.
Lewis began running for UH in 1979 and qualified for the 1980 Olympics soon after. He eventually competed in the four Olympics that followed: ‘84, ‘88, ‘92, ‘96.