Lew Hayman
| Date of birth | September 30, 1908 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | New York City, New York |
| Date of death | June 29, 1984 (aged 75) |
| Place of death | Toronto, Ontario |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | HC/GM |
| Career history | |
| As administrator | |
| 1946–1954 | Montreal Alouettes (GM) |
| 1955–1983 | Toronto Argonauts |
| As coach | |
| 1932–1940 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1942–1943 | Toronto RCAF Hurricanes |
| 1944 | Camp Borden RCAF Hurricanes |
| 1946–1954 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Honours | Grey Cup champion coach - 1932, 37, 38, 42, 49 |
| Career stats | |
Lewis Edward "Lew" Hayman (September 30, 1908 – June 29, 1984) was an American sports figure. He was one of the driving forces behind the Canadian Football League as coach, general manager, team president, and league president. As head coach, he was a five-time Grey Cup winner with three different teams. Hayman was a pioneer in bringing African Americans into the CFL, hiring one of professional football's first Black player, Herb Trawick and coach Willie Wood. He was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
Hayman was born in New York City and grew up in Paterson, New Jersey. He attended New York Military Academy and was a star basketball player at Syracuse University, where he was a three-year starter and named College Humor third team All-American in 1931. He also played for the Syracuse football team.
After graduating, Hayman moved to Canada in 1932 to become assistant coach of the University of Toronto football team under Warren Stevens. He was soon also hired as an assistant to coach Buck McKenna with the Toronto Argonauts football team. When McKenna took ill during the 1932 season, Hayman became interim head coach. He was given the job outright for the 1933 season and, at the age of 25, guided the Argonauts to a Grey Cup championship. He followed that with back-to-back Grey Cup wins in 1937 and 1938.
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