BATON ROUGE – Ray Lewis, a three-year letterwinner on LSU’s men’s basketball team in the early 1960s, passed away recently at his home in Charlestown, Indiana, at the age of 78.
Lewis played for the Tigers from 1959-62. He graduated from LSU in 1962 and later received his Master’s degree in 1964. Lewis coached the freshman team for the Tigers for two years under head coach Jay McCreary.
Lewis is still listed in the LSU record book for best field goal percentage in a game having made 11-of-12 shots against Alabama on Feb. 20, 1962.
Upon returning to Indiana, Lewis taught mathematics and filled the role of athletic director at Clarksville High School.