Robert M. Coleman (American football)
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 7, 1878 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | September 7, 1941 (aged 63) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1899–1901 | Virginia |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1906 | Kentucky 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[edit]
Coleman was born to Benjamin Lindsay Coleman and Isabel Milligan.[4]
University of Virginia[edit]
Coleman was then a prominent running back for the Virginia Cavaliers football teams of the University of Virginia.[5] He weighed 142 pounds.
1899[edit]
Coleman was selected All-Southern in 1899.[6]
1901[edit]
He was captain of the 1901 team.[7] Coleman was selected All-Southern.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Barringer, Paul Brandon; Garnett, James Mercer; Page, Rosewell (1904). University of Virginia. Lewis. p. 380.
- ^ "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) - ^ "University of Virginia". 1904.
- ^ "All-Time Letterwinners".
- ^ "All-Southern Football Team". Outing. 35. Outing Publishing Company: 533. 1900. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Google books.
- ^ Corks and Curls. Vol. 15. 1902. p. 110.
- ^ Oscar P. Schmidt (1902). "Football in the Southern Colleges". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 129.
- ^ Whitney, Caspar (1902). "Southern Intercollegiate Football". Outing. 37: 726.
