Albert Lewis

Sport: Football

Induction Year: 2004

University: Grambling

Induction Year: 2004

A four-time Pro Bowler, Albert Lewis was a cornerback and safety who played 16 NFL seasons with Kansas City (1983-93) and Oakland (1994-98) after a stellar career at Grambling, where he was a first-team All-SWAC pick his final two seasons. The Mansfield native was a third-round draft pick of the Chiefs in 1983 and earned AP All-Pro honors in 1989 and ’90 and went to four straight Pro Bowls (1988-91). He played in 225 NFL games and finished with 42 interceptions, 123 passes defensed, 13 sacks and 13 forced fumbles. He ranks fifth on the Chiefs’ all-time interceptions list with 38, leading them in that category in 1985 (8), 1989 (4) and 1993 (6). A 10-year starter for Chiefs, he was chosen to that team’s “40 Years in Kansas City” 40-man squad in 2002. Lewis was also one of 75 players on the initial Pro Football Hall of Fame ballot for 2003.