Robert M. Coleman (American football)

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]

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
All-Southern (1899, 1901)

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. Outing Publishing Company. 35: 533. 1900. Retrieved March 5, 2015 via Google books. open access
  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.
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