Hank Norton

Hank Norton
Biographical details
Born(1927-10-15)October 15, 1927
Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 16, 2019(2019-01-16) (aged 91)
Alma materLynchburg College (1951)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1954–1959Powhatan HS (VA)
1960–1993Ferrum
Head coaching record
Overall63–31–1 (college)
181–45–9 (junior college)
40–16–3 (high school)
Tournaments2–4 (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. 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
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

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

  1. ^ Ferrell, Jermaine. "Former Ferrum Football Coach Hank Norton passed away". VirginiaFirst. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Phillips, Michael (December 7, 2017). "Touchdown Club will honor longtime Ferrum coach Hank Norton at Dudley banquet". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. ^ 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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