Dick Colman

Dick Colman

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	November 11, 1914 New York, New York
Died	April 5, 1982 (aged 67) Middlebury, Vermont
Playing career
1935–1936	Williams
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1937–1944	Williams (assistant)
1945–1956	Princeton (assistant)
1957–1968	Princeton
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1969–1977	Middlebury
Head coaching record
Overall	75–33
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Ivy League (1957, 1963–1964, 1966)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1990 (profile)

Richard W. "Dick" Colman, Jr. (November 11, 1914 – April 5, 1982) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Princeton University from 1957 to 1968, compiling a record of 75–33. After retiring from coaching, Coleman was the athletic director at Middlebury College from 1969 to 1977.^[1] Colman was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1990.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#	AP^°
Princeton Tigers (Ivy League) (1957–1968)
1957	Princeton	7–2	6–1	1st
1958	Princeton	6–3	5–2	T–2nd
1959	Princeton	4–5	3–4	T–5th
1960	Princeton	7–2	6–1	2nd
1961	Princeton	5–4	5–2	T–3rd
1962	Princeton	5–4	4–3	T–3rd
1963	Princeton	7–2	5–2	T–1st
1964	Princeton	9–0	7–0	1st		13
1965	Princeton	8–1	6–1	2nd
1966	Princeton	7–2	6–1	T–1st
1967	Princeton	6–3	4–3	T–4th
1968	Princeton	4–5	4–3	4th
Princeton:		75–33	61–23
Total:		75–33
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ^°Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

1. "DICK COLMAN, FORMER COACH". The New York Times. April 7, 1982. Retrieved August 5, 2010.

External links

• Dick Colman at the College Football Hall of Fame
• Dick Colman at the College Football Data Warehouse