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Monte Coleman No. 51 Linebacker Personal information Date of birth: November 4, 1957
Pine Bluff, ArkansasCareer information College: Central Arkansas NFL Draft: 1979 / Round: 11 / Pick: 289 Debuted in 1979 for the Washington Redskins Last played in 1994 for the Washington Redskins Career history Career highlights and awards Stats at NFL.com Monte Leon Coleman (born November 4, 1957 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas) is a former American football linebacker who played for sixteen seasons with the Washington Redskins from 1979 to 1994. He is currently the head football coach for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
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Football career
Coleman played college football at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, then a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) school. He played safety his first three years before being converted to the linebacker position as a senior. He set a school record with 22 interceptions and became the first player from Central Arkansas drafted in the NFL when the Redskins chose him in the 11th of the 12 rounds of the 1979 NFL Draft with the 289th overall selection. (The draft now consists of seven rounds.)
Coleman played for the Redskins (and in the NFL) in parts of three decades: the 1970s, the 1980s, and the 1990s. On the all-time list of games played as a Redskin, Monte Coleman is currently second having played in 217 games, Darrell Green is first. He is one of only three men to play at least 16 seasons with the franchise, along with quarterback Sammy Baugh (16) and Green (20). Coleman’s 56.5 sacks are the team's fourth-highest all-time total.
Coleman played in the Super Bowl four times, winning three: Super Bowl XVII, Super Bowl XVIII, Super Bowl XXII, and Super Bowl XXVI.
Honors
Monte Coleman made “the all Madden Team” in 1993.
He selected by Washingtonian Magazine as the Washingtonian of the Year Award in 1996. Coleman was inducted to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
In 2003, he was named one of the 70 Greatest Redskins.
Won 2007 Elijah Pitts Award (named after the Conway, Arkansas, native and Green Bay Packer legend) for Conway athletic lifetime achievement.
Life after football
Coleman currently lives in Pine Bluff, Arkansas with his wife Yvette and their three children. He was employed at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff as a linebacker coach and team chaplain. On November 26, 2007, Coleman was named Head Football Coach at the university, and is also making a living as a motivational speaker.
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Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions head football coaches Unknown (1923–1925) • No team (1926–1927) • C. Felton Gayles (1928–1929) • James Lytle (1930–1931) • James W. Hazzard (1932–1934) • James McCaray (1935–1936) • William S. Taylor (1937–1940) • Unknown (1941) • No team (1942–1943) • Chester Hynes (1944–1945) • Lamar Allen (1946–1949) • Roland K. Bernard (1950–1952) • Leroy Moore (1953–1955) • Charles Spearman (1956–1961) • Vanette W. Johnson (1962–1972) • Donzell Young (1973–1975) • James Shaw (1976–1979) • Ben McGee (1980–1983) • Donzell Young (1984–1986) • Archie Cooley (1987–1990) • Lee Hardman (1991–2004) • Mo Forte (2005–2007) • Monte Coleman (2008– )
Current head football coaches of the Southwestern Athletic Conference East Division Anthony Jones (Alabama A&M) • Reggie Barlow (Alabama State) • Melvin Spears (Alcorn State) • Rick Comegy (Jackson State) • Karl Morgan (Mississippi Valley State)
West Division Monte Coleman (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) • Doug Williams (Grambling State) • Heishma Northern (Prairie View A&M) • Stump Mitchell (Southern) • Kevin Ramsey (Texas Southern)
Washington Redskins Super Bowl XXII Champions 6 Ali Haji-Sheikh | 10 Jay Schroeder | 11 Mark Rypien | 12 Steve Cox | 17 Doug Williams (MVP) | 23 Todd Bowles | 24 Kelvin Bryant | 28 Darrell Green | 29 Reggie Branch | 30 Anthony Allen | 31 Clarence Vaughn | 32 Vernon Dean | 34 Brian Davis | 35 Keith Griffin | 36 Timmy Smith | 38 George Rogers | 40 Alvin Walton | 41 Tim Morrison | 45 Barry Wilburn | 46 Dennis Woodberry | 50 Ravin Caldwell | 51 Monte Coleman | 52 Neal Olkewicz | 53 Jeff Bostic | 54 Kurt Gouveia | 55 Mel Kaufman | 57 Rich Milot | 58 David Jones | 61 Rick Kehr | 63 Raleigh McKenzie | 64 Steve Hamilton | 65 Dave Butz | 66 Joe Jacoby | 67 Kit Lathrop | 68 Russ Grimm | 69 R. C. Thielemann | 71 Charles Mann | 72 Dexter Manley | 73 Mark May | 74 Markus Koch | 77 Darryl Grant | 78 Dean Hamel | 80 Eric Yarber | 81 Art Monk | 82 Anthony Jones | 83 Ricky Sanders | 84 Gary Clark | 85 Don Warren | 86 Clint Didier | 87 Terry Orr | 88 Joe Caravello | 89 Clarence Verdin
Head Coach: Joe Gibbs
Coaches: Chuck Banker | Don Breaux | Joe Bugel | Joe Diange | Dan Henning | Bill Hickman | Paul Lanham | Larry Peccatiello | Richie Petitbon | Jerry Rhome | Dan Riley | Warren Simmons | Charley Taylor | Emmitt Thomas | LaVern TorgesonWashington Redskins Super Bowl XXVI Champions 2 Kelly Goodburn | 6 Cary Conklin (IR) | 8 Chip Lohmiller | 10 Jeff Rutledge | 11 Mark Rypien (MVP) | 16 Stan Humphries | 20 Alvoid Mays | 21 Earnest Byner | 26 Danny Copeland | 27 Brad Edwards | 28 Darrell Green | 30 Brian Mitchell | 31 Clarence Vaughn | 32 Ricky Ervins | 34 Terry Hoage | 35 Martin Mayhew | 37 Gerald Riggs | 40 Alvin Walton | 45 Sidney Johnson | 47 A. J. Johnson | 50 Ravin Caldwell | 51 Monte Coleman | 53 Jeff Bostic | 54 Kurt Gouveia | 55 Andre Collins | 57 Matt Millen | 58 Wilber Marshall | 60 Fred Stokes | 61 Mark Adickes | 63 Raleigh McKenzie | 64 Ralph Tamm | 65 Mohammed Elewonibi (IR) | 66 Joe Jacoby | 67 Ray Brown | 68 Russ Grimm | 69 Mark Schlereth | 71 Charles Mann | 74 Markus Koch | 75 Eric Williams | 76 Ed Simmons | 78 Tim Johnson | 79 Jim Lachey | 80 Keenan McCardell (IR) | 81 Art Monk | 82 John Brandes | 83 Ricky Sanders | 84 Gary Clark | 85 Don Warren | 86 Stephen Hobbs | 87 Ron Middleton | 88 James Jenkins | 89 Terry Orr | 94 Bobby Wilson | 97 Jumpy Geathers | 99 Jason Buck
Head Coach: Joe Gibbs
Coaches: Don Breaux | Jack Burns | Bobby DePaul | Rod Dowhower | Jim Hanifan | Larry Peccatiello | Richie Petitbon | Dan Riley | Wayne Sevier | Warren Simmons | Charley Taylor | Emmitt Thomas | LaVern Torgeson | Steve Wetzel70 Greatest Redskins 21 Terry Allen RB 1995-98 • 41 Mike Bass CB 1969-75 • 20 Cliff Battles B 1932-37 • 33 Sammy Baugh QB 1937-52 • 31 Don Bosseler B 1957-64 • 53 Jeff Bostic C 1980-93 • 4 Mike Bragg P 1968-79 • 80 Gene Brito DE 1951-53, 1955-58 • 43 Larry Brown RB 1969-76 • 77 Bill Brundige DE 1970-77 • 65 Dave Butz DT 1975-88 • 21 Earnest Byner RB 1989-93 • 84 Gary Clark WR 1985-92 • 51 Monte Coleman LB 1979-94 • 53 Al DeMao C 1945-53 • 36 Chuck Drazenovich LB 1950-59 • 35 Bill Dudley RB 1950-51, 1953 • 17 Turk Edwards T 1932-40 • 44 Andy Farkas FB 1938-44 • 37 Pat Fischer CB 1968-77 • 28 Darrell Green CB 1983-2002 • 68 Russ Grimm G 1981-91 • 55 Chris Hanburger LB 1965-78 • 57 Ken Harvey LB 1994-98 • 56 Len Hauss C 1964-77 • 27 Ken Houston S 1973-80 • 70 Sam Huff LB 1964-67, 1969 • 66 Joe Jacoby T/G 1981-93 • 47 Dick James RB 1955-63 • 9 Sonny Jurgensen QB 1964-74 • 22 Charlie Justice RB 1950, 1952-54 • 17 Billy Kilmer QB 1971-78 • 26 Paul Krause DB 1964-67 • 79 Jim Lachey T 1988-95 • 14 Eddie LeBaron QB 1952-53, 1955-59 • 72 Dexter Manley DE 1981-89 • 71 Charles Mann DE 1983-93 • 58 Wilber Marshall LB 1988-92 • 73 Mark May T 1981-89 • 79 Ron McDole DE 1971-78 • 63 Raleigh McKenzie G 1985-94 • 53 Harold McLinton LB 1969-78 • 40 Wayne Millner E 1936-41, 1945 • 49 Bobby Mitchell FL 1962-68 • 30 Brian Mitchell RB 1990-99 • 81 Art Monk WR 1980-93 • 3 Mark Moseley K 1974-86 • 29 Mark Murphy S 1977-84 • 21 Mike Nelms KR 1980-84 • 52 Neal Olkewicz LB 1979-89 • 23 Brig Owens LB 1966-77 • 65 Vince Promuto G 1960-70 • 44 John Riggins RB 1976-79, 1981-85 • 11 Mark Rypien QB 1987-93 • 83 Ricky Sanders WR 1986-93 • 76 Ed Simmons T 1987-93 • 87 Jerry Smith TE 1965-77 • 60 Dick Stanfel G 1956-58 • 74 George Starke T 1973-84 • 72 Diron Talbert DT 1971-80 • 84 Hugh (Bones) Taylor E 1947-54 • 42 Charley Taylor WR 1964-77 • 7 Joe Theismann QB 1974-85 • 67 Rusty Tillman LB 1970-77 • 85 Don Warren TE 1979-92 • 25 Joe Washington RB 1981-84 • 17 Doug Williams QB 1986-89 •
Coaches
George Allen Head Coach 1971-77 • Ray Flaherty Head Coach 1936-42 • Joe Gibbs Head Coach 1981-92 •Categories:- 1957 births
- Living people
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions coaches
- Central Arkansas Bears football players
- Washington Redskins players
- American Christians
- People from Pine Bluff, Arkansas
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