Robert M. Coleman (American football)

Robert M. Coleman
Biographical details
Born(1878-06-07)June 7, 1878
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedSeptember 7, 1941(1941-09-07) (aged 63)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
1899–1901Virginia
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1906Kentucky University
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2× All-Southern (1899, 1901)

Robert Milligan Coleman (June 7, 1878 – September 7, 1941)[1] was an American college football player, coach, and physician.[2] A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Coleman first attended local Kentucky University, and later coached there.[3]

Early years

Coleman was born to Benjamin Lindsay Coleman and Isabel Milligan.[4]

University of Virginia

Coleman was then a prominent running back for the Virginia Cavaliers football teams of the University of Virginia.[5] He weighed 142 pounds.

1899

Coleman was selected All-Southern in 1899.[6]

1901

He was captain of the 1901 team.[7] Coleman was selected All-Southern.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS3R-BR9 : accessed 28 May 2016), Dr. Robert Milligan Coleman, 1941.
  2. ^ Barringer, Paul Brandon; Garnett, James Mercer; Page, Rosewell (1904). University of Virginia. Lewis. p. 380.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "University of Virginia". 1904.
  5. ^ "All-Time Letterwinners".
  6. ^ "All-Southern Football Team". Outing. 35. Outing Publishing Company: 533. 1900. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Google books. Open access icon
  7. ^ Corks and Curls. Vol. 15. 1902. p. 110.
  8. ^ Oscar P. Schmidt (1902). "Football in the Southern Colleges". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 129.
  9. ^ Whitney, Caspar (1902). "Southern Intercollegiate Football". Outing. 37: 726.