Education
Pendleton High School.
Pendleton High School.
Before he began playing for Oregon State University, he suffered a leg injury in World World War World War II Lew died of cancer in April 1970, his funeral was on April 7, 1970 in Portland, Oregon. The Oregon State University basketball team honored him by including among its annual awards the Lew Beck Memorial Award, the award given to the player who is deemed to be the team"s most outstanding newcomer. In 1981, Lew was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.