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]

  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.