Hank Norton
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. | October 15, 1927
Died | January 16, 2019 | (aged 91)
Alma mater | Lynchburg College (1951) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1954–1959 | Powhatan HS (VA) |
1960–1993 | Ferrum |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 63–31–1 (college) 181–46–10 (junior college) |
Tournaments | 2–4 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 NJACC (1965, 1968, 1974, 1977) | |
W. H. "Hank" Norton (October 15, 1927 – January 16, 2019)[1] was an American football coach.
Early life
He served as the head coach at Ferrum College in Ferrum, Virginia from 1960 to 1993.[2] Norton coached Ferrum to four NJCAA National Football Championships and then guided the program to four-year NCAA varsity status in 1985.[3]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Ferrum Panthers (NCAA Division III independent) (1985–1993) | |||||||||
1985 | Ferrum | 6–5 | |||||||
1986 | Ferrum | 3–8 | |||||||
1987 | Ferrum | 8–2–1 | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||||
1988 | Ferrum | 11–1 | L NCAA Division III Semifinals | ||||||
1989 | Ferrum | 11–2 | L NCAA Division III Semifinals | ||||||
1990 | Ferrum | 8–2 | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||||
1991 | Ferrum | 7–2 | |||||||
1992 | Ferrum | 4–5 | |||||||
1993 | Ferrum | 5–4 | |||||||
Ferrum: | 63–31–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 63–31–1 |
References
- ^ Ferrell, Jermaine. "Former Ferrum Football Coach Hank Norton passed away". VirginiaFirst. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Phillips, Michael (December 7, 2017). "Touchdown Club will honor longtime Ferrum coach Hank Norton at Dudley banquet". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^ Dobson, Amy (June 7, 2013). "Hank Norton: A life of football and fly-fishing". Southside Sentinel. Retrieved February 17, 2018.