About Lew Lane
Lived 1899 – 1980 (aged 81). Lew Lane was an American head coach and american football coach.
Lewman Arthur Lane (October 17, 1899 – December 24, 1980) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the 24th head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, serving for one season, in 1945, and compiling a record of 3–1. He had previously coached at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri before coming to Washburn. He returned there to coach football again in 1947.
Lane was a druggist who managed a family drugstore founded by his father, Daniel J. Lane, in St. Mary's Township, Kansas. He died in 1980.
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Who was Lew Lane?
American football coach
When was Lew Lane born?
Lew Lane was born on 17 October 1899 in St. Marys.
When did Lew Lane die?
Lew Lane died on 24 December 1980 in St. Marys.
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Lew Lane was a head coach and american football coach.
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Lew Lane was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lew Lane. https://biography.guide/lew-lane/
MLA: "Lew Lane." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lew-lane/.
Chicago: "Lew Lane." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/lew-lane/.
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