Norm Parker

Norm Parker
Parker in 2012
Biographical details
Born(1941-08-09)August 9, 1941
Hazel Park, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJanuary 13, 2014(2014-01-13) (aged 72)
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
1960-1963Eastern Michigan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968Eastern Michigan (OL)
1969–1971Wake Forest (WR/TE)
1972–1976Minnesota (DL)
1977–1979Illinois (OLB)
1980–1982East Carolina (DC)
1983–1994Michigan State (OLB/DC)
1995–1997Vanderbilt (DC/LB)
1999–2011Iowa (DC/LB)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Norm Parker (October 9, 1941 – January 13, 2014) was an American football coach.[1] He was the defensive coordinator of the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1999 to 2011.[2][3]

In 2005, Parker was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach. He also was a coach at Eastern Michigan, Wake Forest, Minnesota, Illinois, East Carolina, Michigan State and Vanderbilt. In 2011, he was the AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year.[4]

He died in 2014 at the University of Iowa Hospital, aged 72.[5][6]

  1. ^ Former Iowa DC Norm Parker dies - The Washington Post
  2. ^ Iowa assistant Norm Parker to retire
  3. ^ Iowa DC Norm Parker retires after 44-year career
  4. ^ "Norm Parker named AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year". Archived from the original on January 15, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  5. ^ Death of former Michigan State defensive coordinator Norm Parker spurs outpouring of condolences | MLive.com
  6. ^ Former Iowa defensive coordinator Norm Parker dies