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Billy Coleman was born on 8 May, 1948 in Millstreet, Cork, Ireland, is an Irish rally driver (born 1948). Discover Billy Coleman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

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Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 8 May 1948
Birthday 8 May
Birthplace Millstreet, Cork, Ireland
Nationality Ireland

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Billy Coleman is an Irish motorsport rally driver.

Nicknamed Millstreet Maestro, Billy Coleman is Ireland's most successful motorsport rally driver and in twenty years of racing has claimed 29 victories, including a number of British Rally Championship and Irish Tarmac Rally Championship titles.

He is the older brother of John Coleman who was a Gaelic footballer.

Billy Coleman is a farmer native to Millstreet, County Cork, where he still resides.

He developed an interest in cars from an early age, reminiscing how his father let him steer the car sitting on his knee at the age of five.

His father Paddy Coleman was the local Ford main dealer and owned a motor garage in Millstreet.

Spending time at his father's garage further nurtured Coleman's early interest in cars.

Coleman studied commerce in University College Cork, but preferred farming as his occupation, and undertook it full time after finishing up his racing career.

1967

His first racing car was Ford Cortina which Coleman drove in 1967.

1968

Between his active racing years 1968 to 1987, Billy Coleman started in 128 national and international rally events and claimed 29 victories.

1969

In 1969 a crashed Ford Escort was acquired, repaired and converted into a rally car.

It was in this car (a self-prepared green Ford Escort Mark I; TIU 250) in 1969, that Coleman won the special stage ahead of the works Ford Escort of Roger Clark.

1970

Coleman dominated the rallies in Ireland and Britain the 1970s and 1980s.

He has also been seen in international arena, including in Corsica and Monte Carlo.

In his racing career, Coleman drove Ford Cortina, Ford Escort, Alpine-Renault, Lancia Stratos, Fiat-Abarth 131, Opel Manta 400, Porsche 911, Porsche 959, MG Metro 6R4 and BMW M3.

Coleman's two sons, Robby Coleman and Gordon Coleman, also take part in Irish and British racing events.

1978

In his possession Campion had a collection of Lancia rally cars, inspired by Lancia Stratos HF driven by Billy Coleman in 1978.

2000

The Billy Coleman Young Driver of the Year Award was conceived in 2000 in a partnership between Motorsport Ireland, Sport Ireland and Team Ireland.

The aim of the award is to "motivate young Irish rally drivers to step up into the international arena and rival the achievements of the young Billy Coleman".

Irish-American billionaire, philanthropist, life-long motorsports supporter John Campion attributed much of his motivation to succeed to Billy Coleman's achievements as a rally driver.

2006

In 2006, Coleman was awarded RTÉ Sports Hall of Fame Award for his achievements in rallying.

Coleman features in the Tarmac Titans DVD series on rally legends.

2016

Campion supported the launch of the Team Ireland Foundation in Dublin in 2016, where in his speech he said:"As a young boy in Cork I found myself struggling with school and at a loss as to what I would do with my life. But I always felt a bond with motorsport after witnessing Billy Coleman, a farmer who became a world rallying icon, competing near my home in Cork. After seeing Billy rallying I realised then that if you put your mind to it, you could achieve anything."

John Campion emigrated to United States where he become the chairman and CEO of an international energy corporation, and a philanthropist focusing on health, education and nutrition as well as sponsor of racing drivers through his motorsports organization CJJ Motorsports.