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Robert S. Lewis, Jr. (October 6, 1925 – April 11, 2012) was an American college basketball player notable as a starting forward on the University of Utah's 1944 National Championship team. Lewis was born and grew up in Salt Lake City, the son of a University of Utah professor. He and his twin brother Fred attended East High School and came to their father's university to play basketball for coach Vadal Peterson in the Fall of 1943. Due to the shortage of college-aged men associated with World War II, freshmen were eligible to play varsity basketball (freshmen wouldn't become permanently eligible until 1973). Known as the "Blitz Kids," Lewis joined classmates Arnie Ferrin, Dick Smuin and Herb Wilkinson to become the first champions in NCAA men's basketball history to feature four freshmen i

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  • Robert S. Lewis, Jr. (October 6, 1925 – April 11, 2012) was an American college basketball player notable as a starting forward on the University of Utah's 1944 National Championship team. Lewis was born and grew up in Salt Lake City, the son of a University of Utah professor. He and his twin brother Fred attended East High School and came to their father's university to play basketball for coach Vadal Peterson in the Fall of 1943. Due to the shortage of college-aged men associated with World War II, freshmen were eligible to play varsity basketball (freshmen wouldn't become permanently eligible until 1973). Known as the "Blitz Kids," Lewis joined classmates Arnie Ferrin, Dick Smuin and Herb Wilkinson to become the first champions in NCAA men's basketball history to feature four freshmen i (en)
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