Background
Coleman was born in Philosophy Campbell, Alabama, but moved to Texas with his family when he was 12 years old.
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After graduating from high school, he attended Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, where he was a varsity letterman in three sports—football, basketball and baseball. Coleman graduated from Abilene Christian with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1928, and subsequently earned a master"s degree in post-secondary education in 1949.
Career
He served in the United States. Army Air Force during World World War World War II
Coleman was the sixth head football coach for the Abilene Christian University Wildcats for five seasons, from 1942 until 1949. His coaching record at Abilene Christian was 28–15–2, which ranks him sixth at Abilene Christian in total wins and seventh in winning percentage (644). In 1950, Florida Gators football coach Bob Woodruff recruited Coleman to be his assistant at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and Georgia Technical Yellow Jackets football coach Bobby Dodd subsequently invited him to become part of the Georgia Technical coaching staff in Atlanta, Georgia.
While coaching at Georgia Technical, he also was the assistant athletic director and the coach of Georgia Technical"s freshmen football team
Coleman became the fourth commissioner of the Southeastern Conference (Securities and Exchange Commission) in 1966, serving until 1972. Coleman died of a coronary occlusion in 1973.
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