Superbowl champion Lincoln Coleman is a former fullback in the NFL. Coleman worked as a lot man at Home Depot from 1991 to 1992 while playing football for the semi-professional Dallas Colts. He was working loading docks at Marshall Field’s in 1993 when he signed a part-time contract with the Dallas Texans of the Arena Football League. Instead of a scout, he was spotted by a Dallas Cowboys trainer (Kevin O’Neill) while watching a Texans game on TV. Coleman made his NFL debut against the Miami Dolphins in the notorious Leon Lett Thanksgiving game, exhibiting a punishing running style over a sleet-strewn field and rushing for 57 yards on 10 carries. His efforts were overshadowed by the media attention paid to the game’s conclusion. He went on to win the Super Bowl with the Cowboys.

While playing with the Milwaukee Mustangs in 1997, Coleman was one of the greatest rushers in the Arena Football League with 246 yards. In 1999, he returned to the Mustangs and led the team with 138 running yards and four rushing touchdowns. In 2001, he was a key part of the Grand Rapids Rampage’s ArenaBowl XV victory. Coleman became an assistant football coach at Creston High School after retiring from professional football in 2001. In 2003, he was hired head coach of the school, where he assisted in the development of Michigan’s football player of the year (Justin Hoskins), who went on to play for the University of Notre Dame. In 2007, he returned to Dallas and spent two years as a position coach at W. W. Samuell High School while also teaching sophomore history. He relocated to Delray Beach, Florida, in 2015.