Bengals' Coach Marvin Lewis Stops by UC Athletics Department

May 15, 2008

CINCINNATI - Marvin Lewis, the sixth-year head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals, stopped by the University of Cincinnati Athletics Department's all-staff meeting this week to present a powerful message on goal setting, leadership, and team building.

In his 30-minute address to the department, Lewis touched on his core philosophies of how to build a team, what the characteristics of a team should be, and how the organization should be prepared to adapt quickly.

One of the more poignant moments of Lewis' speech came at the end when he reminded the department of the quote from Maxwell Leadership that says, "A leader must see ... farther than others see, more than others see, and see it before others do."

In his tenure with the Bengals, Lewis' record is 42-38 in the regular season, 0-1 in postseason, and 42-39 overall. He is 13 wins behind Paul Brown (55-59-1) and 20 wins behind Wyche (64-68). He is one of three Bengals coaches with a winning career record, joining Forrest Gregg (34-27) and Bill "Tiger" Johnson (18-15).