Norman Hand

Norman Hand
No. 98, 96, 99, 95
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:(1972-09-04)September 4, 1972
Queens, New York, U.S.
Died:May 14, 2010(2010-05-14) (aged 37)
Walterboro, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Walterboro
(Walterboro, South Carolina)
College:Itawamba Junior College (1991–1992)
Ole Miss
(1993–1993)
NFL draft:1995 / round: 5 / pick: 158
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Norman Lamont Hand (September 4, 1972 – May 14, 2010)[1] was an American professional football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the fifth round of the 1995 NFL draft.[2] He last played with the New York Giants in 2004. He also played with the Seattle Seahawks, the New Orleans Saints, the San Diego Chargers and the Miami Dolphins. With the Saints, Hand was part of a defensive line nicknamed "The Heavy Lunch Bunch", along with fellow 325-pounders Martin Chase and Grady Jackson. Hand was noted for his "Big Wiggle" celebration dance,[3] and in 2000 he was part of the team that won the Saints' first playoff game.[4]

  1. ^ "Former Walterboro, NFL player Norman Hand passes" Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, WCSC-TV, May 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Mike Triplett, "New Orleans Saints' Norman Hand remembered as 'one of the good guys'", Times-Picayune, May 14, 2010.
  4. ^ Richard Goldstein, "Norman Hand, Who Helped Saints to First Playoff Win, Dies at 37", New York Times, May 17, 2010.