Hank Norton
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 15, 1927 Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. |
| 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) 181–45–9 (junior college) 40–16–3 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 2–4 (NCAA D-III playoffs) 4–1 (NJCAA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 NJACC (1965, 1968, 1974, 1977) 6 CFC (1971–1972, 1974, 1979–1981) | |
W. H. "Hank" Norton (October 15, 1927 – January 16, 2019)[1] was an American football coach.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]College
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Semifinal | ||||||
| 1989 | Ferrum | 11–2 | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
Junior college
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrum Panthers (NJCAA independent) (1960–1969) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Ferrum | 5–0–2 | |||||||
| 1961 | Ferrum | 6–1–2 | |||||||
| 1962 | Ferrum | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| 1963 | Ferrum | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1964 | Ferrum | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1965 | Ferrum | 10–0 | W Savannah Shrine Bowl | ||||||
| 1966 | Ferrum | 8–1–1 | L Savannah Shrine Bowl | ||||||
| 1967 | Ferrum | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1968 | Ferrum | 10–0 | W NJCAA Championship Game | ||||||
| 1969 | Ferrum | 6–2 | |||||||
| Ferrum Panthers (Coastal Football Conference) (1970–1984?) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Ferrum | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1971 | Ferrum | 8–0–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1972 | Ferrum | 8–2 | 3–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1973 | Ferrum | 9–1 | |||||||
| 1974 | Ferrum | 10–0 | 6–0 | 1st | W NJCAA Championship Game | ||||
| 1975 | Ferrum | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1976 | Ferrum | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1977 | Ferrum | 9–1 | W NJCAA Championship Game | ||||||
| 1978 | Ferrum | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1979 | Ferrum | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1980 | Ferrum | 9–1–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1981 | Ferrum | 8–2 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1982 | Ferrum | 9–1 | |||||||
| 1983 | Ferrum | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1984 | Ferrum | 7–3 | |||||||
| Ferrum: | 181–45–9 | ||||||||
| Total: | 181–45–9 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Ferrell, Jermaine. "Former Ferrum Football Coach Hank Norton passed away". VirginiaFirst. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 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. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
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