Vince Coleman
Vince Coleman attended William M. Raines High School in Jacksonville, Florida and then Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. In 1981, he set the all-time single season stolen base record at Florida A&M with 65 steals in 69 attempts. He led the NCAA’s Division I that year in both total steals and stolen base percentage. While at Florida A&M, Coleman was also a kicker and punter on the Florida A&M Rattlers football team, where he followed in the footsteps of his cousin,Greg Coleman, who was also a punter at Florida A&M in the 1970s and went on to a 12-year career in the National Football League. Coleman was named to the all-conference team in both 1980 and 1981 and kicked a game-winning 34-yard field goal in an unlikely 16–13 Rattlers win over the Division I-A Miami Hurricanes in 1979.
Coleman was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982. Primarily a left fielder, Coleman played from 1985 to 1997 and set a number of stolen base records. Coleman stole 110 bases in his debut season in 1985, easily setting a major league rookie record. To date, the 110 steals are the third-highest in Major League history, after Rickey Henderson‘s 130 in 1982 and Lou Brock‘s 118 in 1974. Coleman is a six time NL stolen base champion, the NL rookie of the year (1985), and two time All Star. He currently works as a coach for the Chicago White Sox.
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