Robert M. Coleman

Robert M. Coleman

Depiction of Coleman c. 1900
Biographical details
Born (1878-06-07)June 7, 1878
Lexington, Kentucky
Died September 7, 1941(1941-09-07) (aged 63)
Lexington, Kentucky
Playing career
1899–1901 Virginia
Position(s) Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1906 Transylvania
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Southern championship (1900, 1901)
All-Southern (1899, 1901)

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

University of Virginia

Coleman was then a prominent running back for the Virginia Cavaliers football teams of the University of Virginia.[4] He weighed 142 pounds.

1899

Coleman was selected All-Southern in 1899.[5]

1901

He was captain of the 1901 team.[6] Coleman was selected All-Southern.[7][8]

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. "University of Virginia".
  3. http://homepages.transy.edu/~library/Catalog/HistoryFootballTransylvania.pdf
  4. "All-Time Letterwinners".
  5. "All-Southern Football Team". Outing. Outing Publishing Company. 35: 533. 1900. Retrieved March 5, 2015 via Google books.
  6. Corks and Curls. 15. p. 110.
  7. Oscar P. Schmidt. "Football in the Southern Colleges". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 129.
  8. "Southern Intercollegiate Football". Outing. 37: 726.
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