Norm Verry

Norm Verry
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Verry, c. 1948 at USC
No. 40, 49
Position:Tackle
Personal information
Born:(1922-09-18)September 18, 1922
Hanford, California, U.S.
Died:October 12, 1961(1961-10-12) (aged 39)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Visalia (Visalia, California)
College:USC
NFL draft:1943 / round: 2 / pick: 78
(by the Green Bay Packers)
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards

David Norman Verry (September 18, 1922 – October 12, 1961) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of California (USC), earning third-team All-America and first-team All-Pacific Coast honors in 1942 as Tackle. Verry played professionally with Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) rom 1946 to 1947. He served as the head football coach at El Camino College in Alondra Park, California from 1952 to 1960, compiling a record of 54–27–2.

Verry coached the line at his alma mater, USC, in 1947 and 1948. In 1949, he assisted Marty Arnaga in coaching the football team at Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. He joined the staff at El Camino as line coach in 1950 and succeeded Ambrose Schindler as head football coach two years later.[1][2]

Verry died on October 12, 1961, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles, after suffering a brain hemorrhage three weeks prior.[3]

  1. ^ "Norm Verry Joins El Camino Staff As Line Coach". The Gardena Valley News. Gardena, California. June 11, 1950. p. 11. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Snyder, Don (September 9, 1952). "10 New Coaches Take Over Reins of Jaysee Grids". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 3, part IV. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Football Coach Norm Verry Dies". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 13, 1961. p. 1, part IV. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.