Fort Lewis College Athletics

Randy Wells, who earned four letters as offensive guard and center on the Fort Lewis College football team from 1981-84, is remembered as one of the finest blockers in school history.

As a freshman and sophomore, he helped open holes for fellow Fort Lewis College Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Scott Stamper — who turned in the first 1,000-yard rushing campaign in Fort Lewis College football history.

As a junior, Wells earned second team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honors.

As a senior, he was a team captain and the anchor of the offensive line, leading the Raiders to their first-ever RMAC crown while earning first team All-RMAC and All-NAIA District VII accolades and NAIA All-America honorable mention. In addition to the recognition he received by league coaches and the media, Wells was selected for the Raider Leadership Award by his teammates.

In 1985, he returned to the Raider gridiron program as tight ends coach, and received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Fort Lewis College in 1986. Shortly thereafter, Wells fought the toughest battle of his life against bone marrow cancer.

He remained busy with football, and served as an assistant coach at Columbine High School in Littleton from 1986-91. Wells also coached baseball at Bear Creek High School in Lakewood in 1992.

In 1991, he received secondary teaching certification in mathematics from Metropolitan State College. He taught junior high mathematics at Horace Mann Middle School in the Denver Public Schools.

He and his brother, Ron, were the first set of brothers inducted into the Fort Lewis College Athletic Hall of Fame.

Wells died of cancer on Aug. 11, 2000. He was 37.