Monte Coleman #51 RIP

[Chris]

 

[Faithful Fan]

Sad news. He was a big part of the glory days.

 

[Chris]

Oh, no! Monte was the inspiration for my screen name both here and on ES for a very long time prior. His is the only jersey that I have ever owned. This one hurts. RIP Mr. Coleman. ❤️

 

[COWBOY-KILLA]

Monte was one of my absolute favorites from our Championship runs. He was pure Class. RIP 51

 

[SkinsGuy99]

RIP Monty

 

[burgold]

Here's what I posted for the board.

Monte was ahead of his time as a linebacker and an amazing Redskin. Big part of the glory years.

 

[skinsfan4128]

Its a sad day to learn about 51s passing. Grew up watching one of the best LBs to ever sport the burgundy and gold. Always a professional and one of my favorite players from the Super Bowl years. He will be missed. Condolences to his family and to all the fans who got to witness one of the best.

HTTR and 51. 😔

 

[Commander PK]

I loved watching him play. One of our all time greats.

Rest in Peace Monte 😔

 

[Skinfanjon]

My family took me to Chesapeake Bay seafood house for my birthday back in the 80s. I’m not sure which one, I was born in 81 and was probably seven or eight or so.

Anyway, I recognized Monte and Charles Mann at another table (I was already a die hard despite my parents not caring about football at all lol). I got their autographs and when they brought the cake with candles, Monte and Charles came over and sang me happy birthday.

Such a great guy, Monte. Gone way too soon. RIP.

 

[Faithful Fan]

Not only did he play for all three Super Bowl teams, but his 217 games played for the Redskins is second only to Darrell Green. What a legend.

 

[ArtMonkWasMyHero]

Great Player, Great Man.

I thought he would play here forever- and he nearly did. 16 years and 4 Super Bowl appearances. Plus a lot in between all that.

RIP Monte

Hail to a great Redskin

 

[heisenberg]

R.I.P. To a franchise legend.

I thought it was a neat coincidence that our top draft pick this year was named Sonny but the fact that he's a hyper athletic linebacker converted from safety makes it even more uncanny.

 

[Primus Porcus]

RIP 51. A dawg in the middle that will forever be a part of Redskins lore

 

[Dlts20]

Rest up, Monte. It's kind of weird but part of life to see us draft Sonny to hopefully be a SB winning LB for a decade while now having to bury Monte. Thanks for the memories. A true Redskin

 

[AngryChuckT]

One of my all-time favorites.

He lived in a town here in Arkansas not too far down the road from me.

He was a beloved figure here in his home state, as well.

Definitely a core Redskin.

RIP Mr. Coleman.

 

[RWJ]

Just read this after coming home from church. Monte (I never met him) seemed to be a team player, high character person on the then Washington Redskin team. Prayers and condolences to his family, friends and teammates. RIP #51. 🙏

 

[Canadian Hog]

I love cheering for great players that are even better people. Monte was such. He represented the Redskins with class. Rest easy, Monte.

 

[Birdlives]

RIP Monte

 

[Kalu44]

Sad day indeed. His memory will live on forever in the ring of fame. What an amazing career he had. Truly one of the greatest players to wear the uniform. RIP Monty.

 

[Maglite to the Face]

What a loss...I used to work with Monte in the late 90s when he was the VP of Public Relations at an IT company in Reston. He treated everyone with respect, including peons like me. He knew everyone's name too.

A true class act, he will be sorely missed.