American football player and coach
William G. Norton (? – February 1895) was an American college football coach. He attended Dartmouth College, where he competed in track and field,[1] baseball, and earned varsity letters in football in 1889 and 1890.[2] In 1890, The New York Times wrote of Norton: "it is safe to say there will not be a better second baseman in the Triangular League. He batted fairly well last year, and has improved much since the first championship game last Spring."[3] He graduated from Dartmouth in 1890,[2] and then attended Yale Law School.[4]
In 1894, Norton coached the Brown University football team and amassed a record of 10–5.[5] In November 1894, Norton left Providence, Rhode Island for Florida. His burnt body was discovered on February 3, 1895, in a cabin on the Indian River, an apparent victim of murder.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year
|
Team
|
Overall
|
Conference |
Standing
|
Bowl/playoffs
|
| Brown Bears (Independent) (1894)
|
| 1894
|
Brown
|
10–5 |
|
|
|
| Brown:
|
10–5 |
|
|
| Total: |
10–5 |
|
References
- ^ Dartmouth College Games, The New York Times, October 3, 1888.
- ^ a b 2009 Dartmouth Football Media Guide, p. 118, Dartmouth College, 2009.
- ^ Dartmouth College, The New York Times, February 16, 1890.
- ^ a b "College Athlete Slain". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. February 5, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ All-Time Coaching Records by Year Archived February 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved July 7, 2010.
