Depiction of Coleman c. 1900
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Biographical details | |
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Born |
Lexington, Kentucky |
June 7, 1878
Died | September 7, 1941 Lexington, Kentucky |
(aged 63)
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) was a college football player, coach, and physician. A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Coleman first attended local Kentucky University, and later coached there.
Coleman was then a prominent running back for the Virginia Cavaliers football teams of the University of Virginia. He weighed 142 pounds.
Coleman was selected All-Southern in 1899.
He was captain of the 1901 team. Coleman was selected All-Southern.