Norm Chow

Norm Chow
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Chow with the UCLA Bruins in 2008
Personal information
Born: (1946-05-03) May 3, 1946 (age 78)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Career information
College:Utah
Undrafted:1968
Career history
As a coach:
  • Waialua HS (HI) (1970–1972)
    Head coach
  • BYU (1973–1974)
    Graduate assistant
  • BYU (1975)
    Freshmen
  • BYU (1976–1977)
    Wide receivers
  • BYU (1978)
    Running backs
  • BYU (1979–1981)
    Running backs coach & wide receivers coach
  • BYU (1982–1985)
    Wide receivers coach & recruiting coordinator
  • BYU (1986–1995)
    Quarterbacks coach & wide receivers coach
  • BYU (1996–1999)
    Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, & wide receivers coach
  • NC State (2000)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • USC (2001–2004)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Tennessee Titans (2005–2007)
    Offensive coordinator
  • UCLA (2008–2010)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Utah (2011)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Hawaii (2012–2015)
    Head coach
  • Mira Costa HS (CA) (2016)
    Assistant
  • Los Angeles Wildcats (2020)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Helvetic Guards (2023)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
Head coaching record
Regular season:10–36 (.217) (college)
5–25 (.167) (high school)
Postseason:0–0 (–)
Career:10–36 (.217)
Coaching stats at PFR
Norm Chow
Simplified Chinese周 友 贤[1]
Traditional Chinese周 友 賢
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōu Yǒuxián
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZau1 Jau5 Jin4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJChiu Iú Hiân

Norman Yew Heen Chow (born May 3, 1946)[2] is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for the Helvetic Guards in the European League of Football (ELF). He was the head football coach at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, a position he held from December 2011 until November 2015 and previously held the offensive coordinator position for the Utah Utes, UCLA Bruins, the NFL's Tennessee Titans, USC Trojans, NC State Wolfpack, and BYU Cougars.[3]

Chow won the 2002 Broyles Award as the nation's top collegiate assistant coach. He also was named the 2002 NCAA Division I-A Offensive Coordinator of the Year by American Football Monthly and was named the National Assistant Coach of the Year in 1999 by the American Football Foundation. He is well known for developing quarterbacks. During his time as an assistant football coach, Chow has helped coach 8 of the top 14 career passing-efficiency leaders and 13 quarterbacks who rank among the top 30 in NCAA history for single-season passing yardage. The list of players he coached includes Jim McMahon, Steve Young, and Philip Rivers, as well as Heisman Trophy winners Ty Detmer, Carson Palmer, and Matt Leinart.[4]

  1. ^ "华裔周友贤获美国大学美足最佳助理教练奖 (Zhou Youxian, of Chinese descent, wins American college football assistant coach of the year award". specialneeds.org.cn. Archived from the original on March 23, 2003. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "Norm Chow". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  3. ^ Chris Foster, UCLA hires Norm Chow as offensive coordinator, Los Angeles Times, January 21, 2008.
  4. ^ Reardon, Dave (May 3, 2006). "Tennessee's Hawaiians thrill Chow". Honolulu Star Bulletin. Retrieved January 25, 2011.