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Dwight Douglas (D.D.) Lewis
Born: October 16, 1945 in Knowville, Tennessee-youngest of 14 children.
Graduate of Mississippi State University
All Southeastern Conference-1966 and 1967; SEC Defensive Player of the Year-1967; All-American-1967; College Football Hall of Fame
Wore #50 for the Dallas Cowboys for 14 years (1968-1981)
12 NFC Divisional Contests and 1 NFC Wild Card Contest
9 NFC Championship Games
5 Super Bowl appearances
2 World Championship victories
Holds Dallas Cowboys Playoff Record with 27 games
Voted the Most Popular Player by the Cowboys fans and given the bart Starr Meritorious Award in 1981.
Tom Landry named D.D. Lewis as starting weakside linebacker in 1973, a position he held for nine years until retirement after the 1981 season.
Wife: Diane Walters
Daughters: Melna and Victoria
Son: Brook Barnes
Employment: Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan-Manager, Customer Relations
Attends Fellowship Bible Church North in Plano, Texas.
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