Harris Woolfolk Coleman (May 31, 1893 – March 16, 1972) was an

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player, coach, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at the

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for one season in 1919, compiling a record of 2–5–2. Coleman was born in 1893 in Stanford, Kentucky. Coleman later practiced law in Louisville as a partner in the firm Coleman & White. He served as county attorney for

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from 1927 to 1934. He was also active in the Louisville-Jefferson County Republican organization. He died in 1972.

Head coaching record

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