Dick Colman

Dick Colman
Biographical details
Born	November 11, 1914; New York, New York, U.S.
Died	April 5, 1982 (aged 67); Middlebury, Vermont, U.S.
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)

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]

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


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Coaches^#
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
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ^°Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

^ ^a ^b "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 Find a Grave

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[NYTObit-1] "Dick Colman, Former Coach". The New York Times. April 7, 1982. Retrieved August 5, 2010.

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