Will Coleman (American football)
Coleman in his 1893 KU football photograph | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 8, 1869 Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | September 2, 1934 (aged 65) Overland Park, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1890–1894 | Kansas |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1890 | Kansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–2 |
William Julius Coleman (March 8, 1869 – September 2, 1934) was an American college football player and coach, as well as a collegiate rower and track and field athlete. He was the first coach for the Kansas football team, when he served as a player-coach in 1890. He also competed on the KU rowing team, winning the 1 mile 2 man rowing competition along with Charles Orton Lasley in 1892 with a time of 6:04. Coleman was a track and field athlete at Kansas as well. He ran both the 100-yard dash and the mile, coming in second in the 100-yard dash and first in the mile with a time of 5 minutes and 19.5 seconds at the 1892 official KU Field Day.