Greg Coleman
Encyclopedia
Gregory Jerome Coleman is a retired American football
punter who had a 12-year career in the National Football League
playing for the Cleveland Browns
, the Minnesota Vikings
, and the Washington Redskins
. He attended Florida A&M University
. Coleman is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity
Coleman currently is the Minnesota Vikings
sideline reporter
for KFAN
. He is the cousin of former Major League Baseball
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 first African American Punters in the NFL. He was selected by the fans to be a member of the Viking 40th Aniversy 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.
Currently, he is a Manager of National Public Safety Markets for Harris Corporation - Assured Communications, an international company that offers total communications solutions providing land mobile customers with state-of-the-art technology and products. Harris Corporation serves public safety, utility, industrial, commercial and government organizations worldwide.
He is the co-founder of the Pepsi Minority Golf Tournament, an event in his hometown of Jacksonville Florida that provides college scholorships for students in the North Florida area. He is also the founder of the Greg Coleman Celebrity Golf Tournament . This event benefits students in the Twin Cities area in conjuncation with the University of Minnesota YMCA Tutoring Mentoring and life skills programs.
He is an ordained minister and has served as Associate Pastor in the Twin Cities for a number of years. Greg is the founder of "Touch From Him Ministries" a ministry that is designed to encourage and spread the Good News and together with his wife Eleanor they facilitate marriage educations seminars. He also supports the Minnesota Fellowship/Chapel Programs. This fellowship focuses on the spiritual relationships of players, coaches and other members of the organization.
He and his wife Eleanor have two adult children, Cara and Gregory II.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
punter who had a 12-year career in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
playing for the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, the Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
, and the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
. He attended Florida A&M University
Florida A&M University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States, the state capital, and is one of eleven member institutions of the State University System of Florida...
. Coleman is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Phi Alpha is the first Inter-Collegiate Black Greek Letter fraternity. It was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Its founders are known as the "Seven Jewels". Alpha Phi Alpha developed a model that was used by the many Black Greek Letter Organizations ...
fraternity
Coleman currently is the Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
sideline reporter
Sideline reporter
A sideline reporter, also known as a field reporter, courtside reporter , clubhouse reporter or dugout reporter , rinkside reporter or inside-the-glass reporter , on-court reporter , hole reporter , or boundary rider , is a member of the...
for KFAN
KFAN (AM)
* See also KFXN-FMKTCN —branded News/Talk 1130—is a commercial radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, broadcasting a conservative news/talk format. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and serves the Twin Cities market. KTCN's main studios are in St...
. He is the cousin of former Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
outfielder Vince Coleman
Vince Coleman
Vincent Maurice Coleman is an American former Major League Baseball player, best known for his years with the St. Louis Cardinals. Primarily a left fielder, Coleman played from to and set a number of stolen base records. He was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.-Biography:Coleman attended...
. 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 first African American Punters in the NFL. He was selected by the fans to be a member of the Viking 40th Aniversy 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.
Currently, he is a Manager of National Public Safety Markets for Harris Corporation - Assured Communications, an international company that offers total communications solutions providing land mobile customers with state-of-the-art technology and products. Harris Corporation serves public safety, utility, industrial, commercial and government organizations worldwide.
He is the co-founder of the Pepsi Minority Golf Tournament, an event in his hometown of Jacksonville Florida that provides college scholorships for students in the North Florida area. He is also the founder of the Greg Coleman Celebrity Golf Tournament . This event benefits students in the Twin Cities area in conjuncation with the University of Minnesota YMCA Tutoring Mentoring and life skills programs.
He is an ordained minister and has served as Associate Pastor in the Twin Cities for a number of years. Greg is the founder of "Touch From Him Ministries" a ministry that is designed to encourage and spread the Good News and together with his wife Eleanor they facilitate marriage educations seminars. He also supports the Minnesota Fellowship/Chapel Programs. This fellowship focuses on the spiritual relationships of players, coaches and other members of the organization.
He and his wife Eleanor have two adult children, Cara and Gregory II.