Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Lincoln Coleman Jersey Retired
Ex Dallas Cowboy and now NMLF Commissioner Lincoln Coleman had is High School Jersey retired on Friday 10/16/09 at Bryan Adams High School here in Dallas Texas. In a ceremony that consisted of several ex Bryan Adams Stars, including Denver Nuggets Great Kenyon Martin. Lincoln Coleman who played his College football at Baylor University, and Notre Dame as a running back, also played Semi-Pro Football for the Dallas Colts, where his talents landed him a free agent try-out with the Dallas Cowboys as a backup to Hall Of Fame running back Emmitt Smith. In his 2 seasons with the Cowboys Coleman won a Superbowl Ring. After his career in the NFL he went on to play 6 seasons in the Arena League. In 2009 Mr. Coleman was appointed Senior Consultant for the NMLF. After the 2009 season, the NMLF decided he would serve the league better as the Commissioner. So in June of 2009 he was appointed the position for the 2010 season. Having Mr. Coleman as the Commissioner only makes the league stronger and headed in the right direction.