Coleman's side again defeated Ballylartle to win a second successive divisional title in 1971 before losing out to Bandon in the County Junior Championship.
After one season in the Cork Senior Championship, Ballinhassig regraded to intermediate level and secured a second title in 1977 after a five-point victory over Ballyhea.
Coleman claimed his first Munster Championship medal on the field of play that year after the 7-08 to 4-02 victory over Waterford before later lining out in goal in the 2-13 to 3-07 defeat by Wexford in the All-Ireland final.
Coleman was in his second and final year of being eligible for the under-21 grade when he won a second successive provincial winners' medal following a five-point win over Tipperary.
Coleman's performances at under-21 level saw him supplant John Mitchell as second-choice goalkeeper with the Cork senior team shortly after the 1970 Munster Championship.
He made his championship debut on 16 August 1970 as a replacement for the injured Paddy Barry in Cork's 4-20 to 2-09 All-Ireland semi-final defeat of Antrim.
[2] Coleman remained as understudy to Paddy Barry over the next few seasons and claimed his first silverware when he was sub-goalkeeper when Cork defeated Limerick to secure the 1971-72 National League title.
[5] He made a string of vital saves in the last few minutes as Wexford went in search of an equalising goal, however, he collected a second successive winners' medal after the 1-17 to 3-08 victory.
Cork completed a four-in-a-row of provincial titles in 1978, with Coleman collecting his fifth winners' medal after the two-point win over Clare in the final.
[9] Coleman was dropped as first-choice goalkeeper in favour of Tim Murphy during the 1979-80 National League, but claimed a third winners' medal in that competition after a nine-point victory over Limerick.
After losing the 1977 Railway Cup final to Leinster, Coleman claimed a second winners' medal as a non-playing substitute following a 0-20 to 1-11 victory over Connacht in 1978.
Cork achieved this by winning the provincial decider after a surprise eight-point defeat of Tipperary, and a subsequent 5-15 to 2-21 victory over Galway in the All-Ireland final.
The team remained largely unchanged during the 1991-92 season, with Cork claiming the Munster Championship after a 1-22 to 3-11 win over Limerick before losing the 1992 All-Ireland final to Kilkenny by four points.
[13] Coleman remained as a selector for a fourth successive season and helped Cork claim further silverware when they defeated Wexford to win the 1992-93 National League.
Coleman returned to inter-county coaching when he was added to Bertie Óg Murphy's Cork under-21 management team as a selector in advance of the 1996 Munster Championship.
[14] Coleman helped Cork to a second successive provincial title in 1997 after a late goal against Tipperary sealed a one-point win.
[16] The entire management team stepped down shortly after this victory, however, Coleman returned to as an under-21 selector under Seán O'Gorman for the 2002 Munster Championship.