Lew Andreas

Lewis P. Andreas (February 25, 1895 – June 16, 1983) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He was the head coach for Syracuse University's men's basketball and football programs beginning in the 1920s. The Sterling, Illinois native played baseball, basketball and football at University of Illinois as a freshman before transferring to Syracuse. He then played football and baseball, but not basketball, for the Orangemen (now Orange) before embarking on his coaching career.

Lew Andreas
Biographical details
Born(1895-02-25)February 25, 1895
Sterling, Illinois
DiedJune 16, 1983(1983-06-16) (aged 88)
Syracuse, New York
Playing career
Football
1919–1920Syracuse
Baseball
c. 1920Syracuse
Position(s)End (football)
Catcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927–1929Syracuse
Basketball
1924–1950Syracuse
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1937–1964Syracuse
Head coaching record
Overall15–10–3 (football)
358–134 (basketball)

Andreas coached the Orangemen basketball team from 1924 to 1950, except for two years in World War II when the team was suspended due to travel restrictions. He guided the Orangemen basketball program to a 355–134 (.726) overall record in 24 years. Led by standout Vic Hanson, his 1925–26 team finished the season with a 19–1 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2][3] In football, Andreas compiled a 15–10–3 overall record between 1927 and 1929.

He also 'had a cup of coffee' in the professional leagues as a player for the Syracuse Pros. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA at Sect S plot 200 with the Memorial ID 117732131.[4]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Syracuse Orangemen (Independent) (1927–1929)
1927 Syracuse 5–3–2
1928 Syracuse 4–4–1
1929 Syracuse 6–3
Syracuse: 15–10–3
Total:15–10–3
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References
  1. "Syracuse season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  3. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 538. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. Donahue, Tom. "Lewis P. "Lew" Andreas". Find A Grave. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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