Lewis University Athletics

Pat Higgins was at Lewis from 1964-1969. Prior to his time at Lewis, Higgins was a student-athlete at Brother Rice High School in Chicago where he played varsity basketball and baseball.

He participated in freshman basketball in his first year at Lewis and he also played baseball the entire time he attended Lewis under Coach Gordie Gillespie and Tom Kennedy. In the 1968-69 season he wrestled for Lewis while it still had the sport.

Higgins graduated from Lewis in 1969 then became a teacher and coach at various grammar and high schools in Chicago and its suburbs. He coached thousands of athletes in football, basketball and baseball.

Higgins had 70 baseball players go onto college ball and twelve players sign professional contracts. He managed and coached baseball teams that won five regional championships, seven conference championships, and two city lower division championships.

Over the years Higgins had 519 high school baseball wins along with 241 summer baseball wins. In basketball he had 381 junior high wins, 28 basketball conference championships and 12 undefeated seasons.