Monte Coleman
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Record | 38–62 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
November 4, 1957 Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| Alma mater | Central Arkansas |
| Playing career | |
| 1975–1978 | Central Arkansas |
| 1979–1994 | Washington Redskins |
| Position(s) | Safety, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2005 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff (LB) |
| 2006–2007 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff (DC) |
| 2007–present | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 38–62 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
Monte Leon Coleman (born November 4, 1957) is a former American football linebacker who played for sixteen seasons with the Washington Redskins from 1979 to 1994. He is currently the head football coach for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Coleman played college football at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, then a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) school. He played safety his first three years before being converted to the linebacker position as a senior. He set a school record with 22 interceptions and became the first player from Central Arkansas drafted in the NFL when the Redskins chose him in the 11th of the 12 rounds of the 1979 NFL draft with the 289th overall selection.
Coleman played for the Redskins in parts of three decades: the 1970s, the 1980s, and the 1990s. On the all-time list of games played as a Redskin, Monte Coleman is currently second having played in 217 games, Darrell Green is first. He is one of only three men to play at least 16 seasons with the franchise, along with quarterback Sammy Baugh (16) and Green (20). Coleman’s 56.5 sacks are the team's fourth-highest all-time total.
Coleman played in the Super Bowl four times, winning three: Super Bowl XVII, Super Bowl XVIII, Super Bowl XXII, and Super Bowl XXVI.
Monte Coleman made “the all Madden Team” in 1993.
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