Herb Coleman (center)

Herb Coleman
No. 25, 31
Position:	Center
Personal information
Born:	June 18, 1923; Chester, West Virginia
Died:	January 1, 1985 (aged 61); Southfield, Michigan
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Chester (WV)
College:	Notre Dame
NFL Draft:	1945 / Round: 12 / Pick: 113
Career history
	Chicago Rockets (1946–1948); Baltimore Colts (1948);
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Herbert Edward Coleman (June 18, 1923 – January 1, 1985) was an American football center who played three seasons in the All-America Football Conference with the Chicago Rockets and Baltimore Colts.^[1] He was drafted by the Boston Yanks in the twelfth round of the 1945 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and attended Chester High School in Chester, West Virginia.^[2]

Early years[]

Coleman was captain of his high school football and basketball teams at Chester High School.^[2]^[3]

Coleman played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He earned United Press International Second Team All-American honors in 1943.^[4]

Coleman was selected by the Boston Yanks with the 113th pick in the 1943 NFL Draft.^[2]

Coleman played in 36 games, starting 24, for the Chicago Rockets from 1946 to 1948.^[5]

Coleman played in one game for the Baltimore Colts in 1948.^[5]

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^ ^a ^b ^c "HERB COLEMAN". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
^ "The Notre Dame Scholastic Football Number" (PDF). nd.edu. December 10, 1943. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
^ "The Evening Review from East Liverpool, Ohio · Page 9". The Evening Review. December 6, 1943. p. 9. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Herb Coleman". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2015.