Joseph T. Coleman

Joseph T. Coleman (November 5, 1912 – September 5, 1979) was an American football player and coach.

Joe T. Coleman
Biographical details
Born(1912-11-05)November 5, 1912
Tyler, Texas
DiedSeptember 4, 1979(1979-09-04) (aged 66)
Odessa, Texas
Playing career
1934TCU
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1938–1941Odessa HS (TX)
1946–1950Odessa HS (TX)
1951–1952New Mexico A&M
Head coaching record
Overall3–15–1 (college)

He played college football, basketball, and baseball at Texas Christian University (TCU) and was captain and quarterback of the 1934 team.[1]

He was a high school coach in Odessa, Texas, from 1938 to 1941 and 1946 to 1950, where he coached future Iowa Hawkeyes football coaching legend Hayden Fry.[2] His 1946 team was undefeated and won the Texas state championship and compiled a 77–18–3 record at Odessa. He served in the United States Navy during World War II.[3]

In April 1951, he was hired as the head football coach at New Mexico A&M.[1][4] He compiled a 3–15–1 record in two seasons at New Mexico A&M. After leaving New Mexico A&M,

Coleman returned to Odessa where he was a partner in an athletic supply company.[5] He was inducted into the Texas High School Coaches Association's Hall of Honor in 1971. He died in 1979 in Odessa of an apparent heart attack.[3]

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
New Mexico A&M Aggies (Border Conference) (1951–1952)
1951 New Mexico A&M 1–91–46th
1952 New Mexico A&M 2–6–11–2–16th
New Mexico A&M: 3–15–12–6–1
Total:3–15–1
gollark: If you have children how will you find time to read esoteric type theory papers‽
gollark: Children also require large amounts of time investment and have been alleged to make your life hellish for the first several years and annoying beyond that.
gollark: For example, children require large amounts of money in upkeep. That money could be spent on better things, such as high-end graphics cards.
gollark: As I said before, if you have children you can do fun stuff like ~~indoctrinating them into your ideology~~ teaching them cool things, but they also have many annoying properties.
gollark: Also consistent libraries.

References
  1. "Joe T. Coleman, Texas High School Coach, Appointed As Head A&M Football Mentor". Las Cruces Sun-News. April 17, 1951. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "OHS JV Wins, 17-3". The Odessa American. October 25, 1974. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ex-OHS coach Joe Coleman dies". The Odessa American. September 5, 1979. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "New Mexico Ags Get Odessa Coach". Albuquerque Journal. April 18, 1951. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Practice Field Named In Honor Of Joe Coleman". The Odessa American. September 13, 1974. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.