Norm Parker
 Norm Parker in 2012 | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 9, 1941 Hazel Park, Michigan |
| Died |
January 13, 2014 (aged 72) Iowa City, Iowa |
| Alma mater | Eastern Michigan |
| Playing career | |
| n/a | Eastern Michigan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968 | Eastern Michigan (OL) |
| 1969–1971 | Wake Forest (WR/TE) |
| 1972–1976 | Minnesota (DL) |
| 1977–1979 | Illinois (OLB) |
| 1980–1982 | East Carolina (DC) |
| 1983–1994 | Michigan State (OLB/DC) |
| 1995–1997 | Vanderbilt (DC/LB) |
| 1999–2011 | Iowa (DC/LB) |
Norm Parker (October 9, 1941 – January 13, 2014) was an American football coach.[1] He is best known for being the defensive coordinator of the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1999 to 2011.[2][3] In 2005, Parker was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach. He also was a coach at Eastern Michigan, Wake Forest, Minnesota, Illinois, East Carolina, Michigan State and Vanderbilt. In 2011 he was the AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year.[4]
He died in 2014 at the University of Iowa Hospital, aged 72.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Former Iowa DC Norm Parker dies - The Washington Post
- ↑ Iowa assistant Norm Parker to retire
- ↑ Iowa DC Norm Parker retires after 44-year career
- ↑ Norm Parker named AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year
- ↑ Death of former Michigan State defensive coordinator Norm Parker spurs outpouring of condolences | MLive.com
- ↑ Former Iowa defensive coordinator Norm Parker dies
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