Harris Coleman
Harris Woolfolk Coleman (May 31, 1893 – March 16, 1972) was an American football player, coach, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at the University of Virginia for one season in 1919, compiling a record of 2–5–2. Coleman was born in 1893 in Stanford, Kentucky.[1] Coleman later practiced law in Louisville as a partner in the firm Coleman & White. He served as county attorney for Jefferson County, Kentucky from 1927 to 1934. He was also active in the Louisville-Jefferson County Republican organization.[2] He died in 1972.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 31, 1893 Stanford, Kentucky |
| Died | March 16, 1972 (aged 78) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Playing career | |
| 1913–1916 | Virginia |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1919 | Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–5–2 |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Cavaliers (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Virginia | 2–5–2 | 1–2–1 | T–8th | |||||
| Virginia: | 2–5–2 | 1–2–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–5–2 | ||||||||
References
- "Who's who in the South and Southwest". Who's Who in the South and Southwest : Including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Mexico. Marquis Who's Who. 7. 1961. ISSN 0083-9809. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- University of Virginia. Alumni Association; Crenshaw, L.D. (1921). Directory of the living alumni of the University of Virginia. 440. University of Virginia Press. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- University of Virginia. Alumni Association (1972). "University of Virginia Alumni News". The University of Virginia Magazine. Alumni Association of the University of Virginia (v. 61–62). ISSN 0195-8798. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
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