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Evelyn Lawler (October 18, 1929 – January 4, 2023) was American track and field athlete. She competed for the United States in the 80 metres hurdles at the 1951 Pan American Games , finishing 6th, and formerly held the American record in the 80 metres hurdles.
Jan 10, 2023 · Evelyn Lawler Lewis was a world-class track star, sidetracked from the 1952 Olympic team by injury, but she went on to teach and coach students and athletes, and to see her son, Carl Lewis, earn nine Olympic gold medals. The Lewis family lost their matriarch on Jan. 4, at age 93.
Jan 5, 2023 · Evelyn Lawler Lewis, Tuskegee HOF Member, co-founder of the Willingboro Track Club and mother of track and field legends Carl and Carol Lewis, died on Tuesday January 3rd in Willingboro, NJ.
Jun 1, 1981 · Evelyn was the second-oldest girl, and the skinniest. She ran so fast and jumped so high at Carver that she caught the eye of Major Cleve Abbott, the athletic director at Tuskegee...
Jan 5, 2023 · The distinguished Tuskegee track and field trailblazer Evelyn L. Lewis is mother of Olympic Gold Medalist Carl Lewis. A stellar track and field athlete during her matriculation at Tuskegee, she competed in the U.S. 80-meter hurdles and held the American record at one time.
Jan 5, 2023 · She passed away this morning at 93 years old. Aside from being the mother of Carl and Carol Lewis, she was also a top hurdler for a few years in the early 1950s. Compated for Tuskegee University, she was the 1950 US Champion at 80m Hurdles, runner up in 1951 and finished 6th place at the 1951 Pan American Games.
Jul 28, 2015 · Evelyn Lawler (Lewis) was a member of the Tuskegee women’s track and field program and set a new meet record in Freeport, Texas with a time of 11.7 seconds in the 80-meter hurdles. The time tied the American record, which was set in the 1932 Olympic Games by Evelyn Hall and Mildred Dedrickson.
