Marvin Ronald Lewis (September 23, 1958) is the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) since January 14, 2003.
In 2005, he led the Bengals to their first winning season and division title in 15 years.
In addition to playing quarterback and safety at Fort Cherry (Pa.) High School, Lewis wrestled and played baseball. He was a three-time All-Big Sky Conference linebacker with Idaho State University but was not dra...
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Marvin Ronald Lewis (September 23, 1958) is the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) since January 14, 2003.
In 2005, he led the Bengals to their first winning season and division title in 15 years.
In addition to playing quarterback and safety at Fort Cherry (Pa.) High School, Lewis wrestled and played baseball. He was a three-time All-Big Sky Conference linebacker with Idaho State University but was not drafted out of college and never played in the NFL.
Lewis was inducted into the Idaho State University Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.
Lewis began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for Idaho State before becoming the team's linebacker coach for four seasons (1981–1984). Idaho State won the NCAA Division I-AA Championship during his first year with the team.
As a linebacker coach, he coached for Idaho State from 1981–84, then Long Beach State from 1985–85, and University of New Mexico from 1987–89. He coached outside linebackers at the...
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