Hank Norton
American football coach (1927–2019)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1927-10-15)October 15, 1927 Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 2019(2019-01-16) (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) 40–16–3 (high school) |
| 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 | NCAA Division III First Round | ||||||
| 1988 | Ferrum | 11–1 | NCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||||
| 1989 | Ferrum | 11–2 | NCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||||
| 1990 | Ferrum | 8–2 | 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.
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Ferrum Panthers head football coaches
- Sam Webb (1955–1956)
- Carson Barnes (1957–1958)
- Lewis Lane (1959)
- Hank Norton (1960–1993)
- Dave Davis (1994–2010)
- Dave Harper (2011–2015)
- Rob Grande (2016–2019)
- Cleive Adams (2020–2023)
- Kevin Sherman (2024– )
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