Lewis Omer

Lewis Omer (August 28, 1876 – January 3, 1954) was an American football, basketball, and track coach.

Omer was born in 1876 in Clayton, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois, graduating in 1902.

After graduating from Illinois, Omer became a school teacher. He then coached track and worked in the athletic department at Northwestern University from 1911 to 1917. He joined the United States Army in 1917, reached the rank of major, and was discharged in 1921.

From 1921 to 1936, Omer was the athletic director at Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois. He was also the head coach for the Carthage Red Men football team for 15 seasons, from 1921 until 1935 compiling a record of 50–52–18. Omer later served as a mathematics professor at Carthage.