Brian Coleman (21 May 1932 – 9 December 1966) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL). Coleman, a half back, started his career at Cobden. From there he joined Essendon and played five games in both the 1952 and 1953 VFL seasons.AFL Tables: Brian Coleman
/ref> He left Essendon in 1954 and returned to the Ballarat Football League, signing with Maryborough. In 1961 he won the league's

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award. He died in 1966, aged 34, in an accident at a gymnasium. A police constable, he had attempted a somersault from a spring board and received cervical injuries when he landed badly. He died on the way to the hospital.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, Brian 1932 births Essendon Football Club players Cobden Football Club players Maryborough Football Club players Australian police officers Accidental deaths in Victoria (state) 1966 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Place of birth missing