28 Days of Black at Brown: Day 4: Dennis Coleman '75, Football
2/4/2019 11:32:00 AM | Football, Diversity & Inclusion
Throughout the month of February, Brown Athletics will celebrate Black History Month through the "28 Days of Black at Brown" series. Each day during the month, the Bears will recognize African Americans who have made an impact on the university community and beyond.
28 Days of Black at Brown
Dennis Coleman '75, Football
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One of just a handful of African American quarterbacks in the country in the early 1970s, Dennis Coleman '75 made history on Oct. 6, 1973 when he lined up against Penn's Marty Vaughn in the first-ever matchup between two black starting quarterbacks in more than 100 years of major college football. A transfer student from Arizona Western Junior College, Coleman went on to earn a law degree from Georgetown Law School. He is now a Senior Counsel for Ropes & Gray LLP and leads a nationwide sports, media, and entertainment practice, representing a variety of sports industry clients, such as the National Football League, the Boston Red Sox, the National Association of Basketball Coaches and a variety of head football and basketball coaches.
28 Days of Black at Brown
Dennis Coleman '75, Football
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One of just a handful of African American quarterbacks in the country in the early 1970s, Dennis Coleman '75 made history on Oct. 6, 1973 when he lined up against Penn's Marty Vaughn in the first-ever matchup between two black starting quarterbacks in more than 100 years of major college football. A transfer student from Arizona Western Junior College, Coleman went on to earn a law degree from Georgetown Law School. He is now a Senior Counsel for Ropes & Gray LLP and leads a nationwide sports, media, and entertainment practice, representing a variety of sports industry clients, such as the National Football League, the Boston Red Sox, the National Association of Basketball Coaches and a variety of head football and basketball coaches.
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