Greg Coleman

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Greg Coleman

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Position:	Punter
Personal information
Born:	(1954-09-09) September 9, 1954 (age 70) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:	William M. Raines (Jacksonville, Florida)
College:	Florida A&M (1973–1976)
NFL draft:	1976: 14th round, 398th pick
Career history
Cleveland Browns (1977) Minnesota Vikings (1978–1987) Washington Redskins (1988)
Career highlights and awards Minnesota Vikings 25th Anniversary Team Minnesota Vikings 40th Anniversary Team Career NFL statistics Punts: 820 Punting yards: 33,285 Punting average: 40.6 Longest punt: 73 Stats at Pro Football Reference Gregory Jerome Coleman (born September 9, 1954) is an American former professional football punter who played a 12-year career in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Florida A&M Rattlers. [1] Coleman is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Coleman was the Vikings sideline reporter for KFAN, until the end of the 2021 season. He is the cousin of former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder Vince Coleman. Early in his career, he earned the nickname "Coffin Corner" because of his ability to aim his kicks near the corner of the playing field where the end zone and out-of-bounds lines meet. Due to his uncharacteristic speed (for a punter) defenses often lined up to guard against a fake punt because he was a threat to run for a first down. He is known as being one of the few African American punters who played in the NFL, with Dave Lewis of the Cincinnati Bengals being the first. [2] Coleman was enshrined in the Black College Football Hall of Fame in 2021. He was selected by the fans to be a member of the Viking 40th Anniversary team. He is a member of the Florida A&M Football Hall of Fame and is also a member of the State of Florida Track and Field Hall of Fame. NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Punting GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB 1977 CLE 14 61 2,389 1,791 58 39.2 29.4 0 23 2 1978 MIN 9 51 1,991 1,610 61 39.0 31.0 1 12 3 1979 MIN 16 90 3,551 3,017 70 39.5 33.2 1 22 9 1980 MIN 16 81 3,139 2,700 65 38.8 33.3 0 20 9 1981 MIN 15 88 3,646 3,027 73 41.4 34.4 0 17 11 1982 MIN 9 58 2,384 2,088 67 41.1 36.0 0 7 6 1983 MIN 16 91 3,780 3,323 65 41.5 36.5 0 28 8 1984 MIN 16 82 3,473 2,998 62 42.4 36.6 0 16 2 1985 MIN 16 67 2,867 2,459 62 42.8 36.7 0 12 4 1986 MIN 16 67 2,774 2,341 69 41.4 34.9 0 14 4 1987 MIN 9 45 1,786 1,403 54 39.7 30.5 1 5 3 1988 WAS 10 39 1,505 1,140 53 38.6 29.2 0 8 3 Career 162 820 33,285 27,897 73 40.6 33.9 3 184 64 Playoffs Year Team Punting GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB 1978 MIN 1 6 248 166 49 41.3 27.7 0 1 0 1980 MIN 1 5 200 179 52 40.0 35.8 0 0 0 1982 MIN 2 8 317 288 61 39.6 32.0 1 2 1 Career 4 19 765 633 61 40.3 31.7 1 3 1 References Greg Coleman. nfl.com "Marquette King is the N.F.L.'s Only Black Punter. How Come?". The New Yorker . February 5, 2016. External links KFAN Vikings Broadcast Team This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.