John J. Coleman was a

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player for

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(LSU), the school's second five-year letterman (1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903). He was a

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on the 1902 team, which had the longest schedule yet for the Tigers and also featured the most games on the road. The team lost only to

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(SIAA) champion Vanderbilt. Coleman was captain of the 1903 team.

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