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For the football player of the same name see Reggie Lewis (football player). For the football player of the same name see Reggie Lewis (defensive lineman). Reginald Anthony Lewis (January 20 1954- September 19 2008 in New Orleans Louisiana) was an American football Defensive lineman who played three

Reggie Lewis
Position	Small forward
Height	6 ft 7 in (2. The small forward, or colloquially the three, is one of the five positions in a regulation Basketball game A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 01 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Born	November 21, 1965(1965-11-21) Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality	USA
Died	July 27, 1993 (aged 27) Waltham, Massachusetts
College	Northeastern University
Draft	22nd overall, 1987 Boston Celtics
Pro career	1987–1993

Reggie Lewis (November 21, 1965 – July 27, 1993) was an American basketball player for the NBA's Boston Celtics from 1987 to 1993. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States Northeastern University, abbreviated NU or NEU, is a private University in Boston Massachusetts. The 1987 NBA Draft took place on 22 June 1987 in New York City, New York. The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the The 1987–88 NBA season was the 42nd season of the National Basketball Association. The 1992–93 NBA season was the 47th season of the National Basketball Association. He averaged 20. 8 points per game in each of his last two seasons with the Celtics, and finished with a career average of 17. 6 points per contest. He died suddenly during a Celtics practice in 1993. His #35 jersey was retired by the Celtics as a memorial to him.

Born in Baltimore, Lewis attended Northeastern University in Boston. Northeastern University, abbreviated NU or NEU, is a private University in Boston Massachusetts. His uniform number was retired and hangs in tribute in Matthews Arena. Matthews Arena, located in Boston Massachusetts, is the oldest surviving indoor ice hockey arena in the world

He was selected to play in his first and only NBA All-Star Game held in Orlando, Florida, 1992. The National Basketball Association staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. The 1991–92 NBA season was the 46th season of the National Basketball Association. He played 15 minutes, scoring seven points and grabbing four rebounds.

Lewis died when he had a heart attack on the basketball court at an off-season practice in 1993 at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Brandeis University is a private research University with a Liberal arts focus located in Waltham Massachusetts, United States. One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States He was only 27 years old.

After his death the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center was opened in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Roxbury is a neighborhood within Boston, Massachusetts USA It was one of the first towns founded in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 and became a The center was funded partially by Lewis and routinely hosts major track and field competitions as well as home basketball games for Roxbury Community College.

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