Lewis attended Lyman High School in Longwood, Florida, where he was a two sport athlete, participating soccer and football.[2] Lewis was one of the top prep players in the state of Florida for soccer.[3] He joined the football team after his friend, Joe Gioia, had dared Lewis that he couldn't kick a football as far as a soccer ball.[4]
Lewis began playing professional football in 2003, when he signed with the Tennessee Valley Vipers of af2. Playing for the Austin Wranglers in 2007, Lewis enjoyed the best year of his career, earning First Team All-Arena honors[5] and was named the AFL Kicker of the Year.[6] On March 21, 2018, Lewis was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade.[7] With the Brigade, Lewis won his second Kicker of the Year award in 2018.[8] On March 6, 2019, Lewis was assigned to the expansion Atlantic City Blackjacks.[9]
References
^. www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
^Jill Cousins (March 29, 1998). "Lewis Stands Out As Top Dog For Greyhounds". www.orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
^ abStephanie Storm (February 6, 1998). "Lyman's Lewis Signs With Top School Fiu". www.orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
^ abAustin Lyon (July 21, 2012). "After late start in football, Lyman grad Mark Lewis makes mark as Preds kicker". www.orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
^Jeremy Martin (June 28, 2007). "Two Wranglers Get Individual AFL Honors". www.austinchronicle.com. Austin Chronicle Corp. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
^"Mark Lewis Named AFL Kicker Of The Year For 2007". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 2, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
^. arenafan.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^"Baltimore's Mark Lewis Named Kicker of the Year". Arena Fan. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
^"Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
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mark, lewis, kicker, confused, with, mark, lewis, tight, mark, lewis, born, march, 1979, arena, football, placekicker, currently, free, agent, also, played, tennessee, valley, vipers, detroit, fury, vegas, gladiators, columbus, destroyers, austin, wranglers, d. Not to be confused with Mark Lewis tight end Mark Lewis born March 25 1979 is an arena football placekicker who is currently a free agent He has also played for the Tennessee Valley Vipers Detroit Fury Las Vegas Gladiators Columbus Destroyers Austin Wranglers Dallas Vigilantes Orlando Predators Tampa Bay Storm and Baltimore Brigade 1 His no 19 worn during his time with the Brigade is a tribute to the late Baltimore Colts great Johnny Unitas who wore that number Mark LewisLewis in 2017Personal informationBorn 1979 03 25 March 25 1979 age 43 Altamonte Springs FloridaHeight 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight 200 lb 91 kg Career informationHigh school Longwood FL LymanCollege FIUPosition KickerUndrafted 2003Career historyTennessee Valley Vipers 2003 Detroit Fury 2004 Las Vegas Gladiators 2005 Columbus Destroyers 2006 Austin Wranglers 2007 Columbus Destroyers 2008 Dallas Vigilantes 2010 Orlando Predators 2011 2016 Tampa Bay Storm 2017 Baltimore Brigade 2018 Atlantic City Blackjacks 2019 Career highlights and awards2 First Team All Arena 2007 2018 Second Team All Arena 2016 2x AFL Kicker of the Year 2007 2018 Second Team All Arena 2015 Career Arena statisticsFG made 108FG att 197PAT made 1 238PAT att 1 397Tackles 41 5Player stats at ArenaFan com Contents 1 Early life 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditLewis attended Lyman High School in Longwood Florida where he was a two sport athlete participating soccer and football 2 Lewis was one of the top prep players in the state of Florida for soccer 3 He joined the football team after his friend Joe Gioia had dared Lewis that he couldn t kick a football as far as a soccer ball 4 College career EditLewis continued his soccer career when he earned a scholarship to play at Florida International University 3 After one season at FIU Lewis transferred to University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he played a single season for the 49ers before quitting soccer 4 Professional career EditLewis began playing professional football in 2003 when he signed with the Tennessee Valley Vipers of af2 Playing for the Austin Wranglers in 2007 Lewis enjoyed the best year of his career earning First Team All Arena honors 5 and was named the AFL Kicker of the Year 6 On March 21 2018 Lewis was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade 7 With the Brigade Lewis won his second Kicker of the Year award in 2018 8 On March 6 2019 Lewis was assigned to the expansion Atlantic City Blackjacks 9 References Edit Mark Lewis www arenafootball com Arena Football League Archived from the original on April 14 2016 Retrieved January 20 2014 Jill Cousins March 29 1998 Lewis Stands Out As Top Dog For Greyhounds www orlandosentinel com Orlando Sentinel Retrieved January 20 2014 a b Stephanie Storm February 6 1998 Lyman s Lewis Signs With Top School Fiu www orlandosentinel com Orlando Sentinel Retrieved January 20 2014 a b Austin Lyon July 21 2012 After late start in football Lyman grad Mark Lewis makes mark as Preds kicker www orlandosentinel com Orlando Sentinel Retrieved January 20 2014 Jeremy Martin June 28 2007 Two Wranglers Get Individual AFL Honors www austinchronicle com Austin Chronicle Corp Retrieved January 20 2014 Mark Lewis Named AFL Kicker Of The Year For 2007 www oursportscentral com OurSports Central July 2 2007 Retrieved January 20 2014 Team Transactions arenafan com Archived from the original on March 28 2018 Retrieved March 27 2018 Baltimore s Mark Lewis Named Kicker of the Year Arena Fan 23 July 2018 Retrieved 16 September 2018 Team Transactions arenafan com Retrieved March 8 2019 External links EditArenaFan page Media related to Mark Lewis kicker at Wikimedia Commons This biographical article relating to an American football kicker is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Arena Football League related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Lewis kicker amp oldid 1073694245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
