City of Philadelphia - File #: 090100

• File #: 090100
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 2/12/2009
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Title: Honoring Dr. Frank "Tick" Coleman, Esteemed Educator, Advocate and Athlete.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Miller, Council President Verna, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Reynolds Brown

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/12/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
2/12/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
2/12/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ

Title
Honoring Dr. Frank "Tick" Coleman, Esteemed Educator, Advocate and Athlete.
Body
WHEREAS, Dr. Frank Coleman was born February 28, 1911 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Solomon and Victoria M. Coleman-Pendleton; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Coleman was affectionately known as "Tick", named by elementary school classmates who stated "He could do things within a few ticks on a clock"; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Coleman was a superior athlete, he was the first black quarterback on the Central High School Public League Champion Teams and the first black member from Philadelphia on the area Scholastic High School Football Team; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Coleman earned a both a bachelor's degree and a doctorial degree from Lincoln University and a master's degree from Pennsylvania School of Social Work; and

WHEREAS, While a student at Lincoln University he was elected class president three times, served as varsity football quarterback, member of the wrestling team, basketball team, served on the Intramural Council and pledged Omega Psi Phi; and

WHEREAS, As a tribute to his prowess on the football field, his football helmet and shoes are on display annually at the African American Museum in Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Coleman was one of the first Black Eagle Boy Scouts in the nation, he spent many years bring scouts to underprivileged youth. To honor his years of service, The Boy Scouts of America created the "Frank 'Tick' Coleman National Service Award" to honor paraprofessional scouts; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Coleman was baptized in 1927 at Union Baptist Church, had been a faithful member for eighty-one years, was on the Deacon Board for over 40 years, as a member of the Scholarship Committee and as assistant Sunday School Superintendent; and

WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Dr. Coleman was committed to Philadelphia's Youth, from working at the Christian Street YMCA as a young man to serving as a youth counselor for the School District of Philadelphia until his r...