Tonto Coleman
Biographical details | |
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Born | Phil Campbell, Alabama, U.S. | July 7, 1907
Died | October 18, 1973 Abilene, Texas, U.S. | (aged 66)
Playing career | |
1925–1928 | Abilene Christian |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1942–1949 | Abilene Christian |
1950–1951 | Florida (assistant) |
1952–1965 | Georgia Tech (assistant) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1966–1972 | SEC (commissioner) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 28–15–2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 Texas Conference (1946) | |
Arthur Marvin "Tonto" Coleman (July 7, 1907 – October 18, 1973) was an
Early life and education
Coleman was born in
Coaching career
Coleman was the sixth head football coach at Abilene Christian University serving for five seasons, from 1942 to 1949 with a three-year interruption during World War II, and compiling a record of 28–15–2.[1]
In 1950, Florida Gators football head coach Bob Woodruff recruited Coleman to be his assistant at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football head coach Bobby Dodd subsequently invited him to become part of the Georgia Tech coaching staff in Atlanta, Georgia. While coaching at Georgia Tech, he also was the assistant athletic director and the coach of Georgia Tech's freshmen football team.[2]
SEC commissioner
Coleman became the fourth commissioner of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1966, serving until 1972.
Death
Coleman died of a heart attack on October 18, 1973, at his home in Abilene, Texas.[3]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Abilene Christian Wildcats (Texas Conference) (1942–1949) | |||||||||
1942 | Abilene Christian | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
1945 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
1946 | Abilene Christian
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8–1–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
1947 | Abilene Christian | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
1948 | Abilene Christian | 5–3–1 | 3–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1949 | Abilene Christian | 3–6 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
Abilene Christian: | 28–15–2 | 13–8–2 | |||||||
Total: | 28–15–2 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ Abilene Christian University coaching records Archived December 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2008 Wildcat Football (media guide) Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ACU Record Book
- .