Andre Coleman
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||||
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September 19, 1971 Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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Hickory High School Hermitage, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Kansas State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1994 / Round: 3 / Pick: 70 | ||||||||||||||
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Andre Coleman (born September 19, 1972) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He attended Hickory High School in Hermitage, Pennsylvania playing on the AAA state championship team. He played collegiately at Kansas State University. He later went on to play five seasons for the San Diego Chargers, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Seattle Seahawks.
Coleman's primary role during his career was as a kick returner, gaining 4,466 yards and two touchdowns returning kickoffs. He also added 384 yards and a touchdown returning punts, and caught 43 passes for 602 yards and three touchdowns. As a rookie, Coleman played in Super Bowl XXIX with the Chargers and set several Super Bowl records in the game: most kickoff returns (8), most return yards (244), and most total yards (244). Coleman had a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the game, tied for the second longest kickoff return in Super Bowl history.
A former Kansas State receiving standout, Andre Coleman enters his sixth year tutoring the K-State wide receivers and was promoted to Offensive Coordinator prior to the 2018 season. In 2011 and 2012, Coleman coached at Youngstown State University.[1] As of Feb. 20th, 2013, Coleman holds the position of wide receivers coach at Kansas State University.[1] On January 24, 2018, Coleman was promoted to offensive coordinator.
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