James W. Coleman was an American college football,

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, and track coach. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1922 to 1923, the

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from 1924 to 1925, and Minot State Teacher's College—now known as

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—in

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from 1927 to 1935, compiling a career college football coaching record of 39–36–10. Coleman also coached the men's basketball team at Akron for one season in 1924–25, tallying a mark of 8–5. He played college football at the

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. Coleman was hired in 1936 as head track coach and assistant football coach at the

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