Richard Whiting 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. Colman had been the assistant to Princeton's previous coach, Charlie Caldwell; like Caldwell, Colman was known for his successful reliance on the single-wing formation offense, and ultimately he became the last major college coach to use the single wing, which Princeton gave up only after Colman's departure in 1969.[1]
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Biographical details | |
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Born | New York, New York, U.S. | November 11, 1914
Died | April 5, 1982 Middlebury, Vermont, U.S. | (aged 67)
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 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 Ivy League (1957, 1963–1964, 1966) | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1990 (profile) |
After retiring from coaching, Colman 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
editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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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 or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
edit- ^ a b "Dick Colman, Former Coach". The New York Times. April 7, 1982. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
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