In this April 1, 2011 file photo, former University of Houston basketball coach Guy V. Lewis looks on with two of his five NCAA Final Four trophies during a reception held in his honor, at the school in Houston. 

Arp native Guy Lewis coached the University of Houston to 27 consecutive winning seasons in basketball and five appearances in the NCAA Final Four.

On this date in 1983, his Cougars lost in the national title game to North Carolina State on a last-second bucket. The Cougars also lost in the finals the following year.

His teams also made it to the final four in 1967, 1968 and 1982. In 2007, He was inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

Lewis was one of the first college coaches to recruit black players. His teams were known for their speed and ability to dunk the ball.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT 

— 2019: Matthew McConaughey, who grew up in Longview, is a guest on “The Late Show with James Corden.”

— 2018: Frankston native Tye Sheridan is seen on “TV Patrol.”

— 2018: Golden native Kacey Musgraves is a guest on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

— 2016: Lindale native Miranda Lambert appears on “Entertainment Tonight.” 

— 2015: Golden native Kacey Musgraves’ “Biscuits” peaks at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

— 2014: Terrell native Jamie Foxx is a guest on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

— 2014: Jesse Plemons, who grew up in Mart; Tyler native Cassie Shea Watson; and Brad Maule, of Nacogdoches, all appear in the movie “Flutter.”

— 2011: Lindale native Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley debut as the Pistol Annies. 

— 2009: The Oak Ridge Boys, featuring Lamar County native Duane Allen, perform on “The Marty Stuart Show.”

— 2008: Longview native Forest Whitaker is a guest on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” 

— 2003: Longview native Forest Whitaker stars in the thriller “Phone Booth.”

— 2006: Carthage native Derek Wayne Johnson appears in an episode of “Thief.”

— 1992: Richard Bradford, who was born in Tyler, has a guest role on “The Commish.”

— 1990; Honey Grove native Bill Erwin has a guest role on “Growing Pains.”

— 1968: Journalist Bill Moyers, who grew up in Marshall, appears on the TV news show “This Week.”

— 1978: Irma P. Hall, a graduate of Texas College in Tyler, has a guest role on “Dallas.”

— 1965: Honey Grove native Bill Erwin plays President Grover Cleveland in an episode of “Profiles in Courage.”

— 1964: The Temptations, featuring Texarkana native Otis Williams, score a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with “The Way You Do The Things You Do.”

— 1964: “You Were Wrong” by Naples native Z.Z. Hill peaks at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

— 1958: DeKalb native Dan Blocker appears on TV’s “The Thin Man” series.

— 1957: Johnny Mathis, who was born in Gilmer, acts and sings in the movie “Lizzie.” 

— 1953: Palestine native Jack Pepper appears in “Trouble Along the Way” starring John Wayne and Donna Reed.

— 1941: Wills Point native Lee “Lassus” White appears in “The Roundup.”

— 1932: Corsicana native Maston Williams appears in “Border Devils.”

— 1931: Corsicana native Mary Brian stars in “The Front Page.”