| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1927-10-15)October 15, 1927 Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 2019(2019-01-16) (aged 91) |
| Alma mater | Lynchburg College (1951) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1954–1959 | Powhatan HS (VA) |
| 1960–1993 | Ferrum |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 63–31–1 (college) 181–45–9 (junior college) 40–16–3 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 2–4 (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) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at Ferrum College in Ferrum, Virginia from 1960 to 1993. Norton coached Ferrum to four NJCAA National Football Championships and then guided the program to four-year NCAA varsity status in 1985.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrum Panthers (NCAA Division III independent) (1985–1993) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Ferrum | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1986 | Ferrum | 3–8 | |||||||
| 1987 | Ferrum | 8–2–1 | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||||
| 1988 | Ferrum | 11–1 | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||||
| 1989 | Ferrum | 11–2 | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||||
| 1990 | Ferrum | 8–2 | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||||
| 1991 | Ferrum | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1992 | Ferrum | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1993 | Ferrum | 5–4 | |||||||
| Ferrum: | 63–31–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 63–31–1 | ||||||||
Junior college
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrum Panthers (NJCAA independent) (1960–1969) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Ferrum | 5–0–2 | |||||||
| 1961 | Ferrum | 6–1–2 | |||||||
| 1962 | Ferrum | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| 1963 | Ferrum | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1964 | Ferrum | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1965 | Ferrum | 10–0 | W Savannah Shrine Bowl | ||||||
| 1966 | Ferrum | 8–1–1 | L Savannah Shrine Bowl | ||||||
| 1967 | Ferrum | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1968 | Ferrum | 10–0 | W NJCAA Championship Game | ||||||
| 1969 | Ferrum | 6–2 | |||||||
| Ferrum Panthers (Coastal Football Conference) (1970–1984?) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Ferrum | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1971 | Ferrum | 8–0–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1972 | Ferrum | 8–2 | 3–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1973 | Ferrum | 9–1 | |||||||
| 1974 | Ferrum | 10–0 | 6–0 | 1st | W NJCAA Championship Game | ||||
| 1975 | Ferrum | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1976 | Ferrum | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1977 | Ferrum | 9–1 | W NJCAA Championship Game | ||||||
| 1978 | Ferrum | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1979 | Ferrum | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1980 | Ferrum | 9–1–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1981 | Ferrum | 8–2 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1982 | Ferrum | 9–1 | |||||||
| 1983 | Ferrum | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1984 | Ferrum | 7–3 | |||||||
| Ferrum: | 181–45–9 | ||||||||
| Total: | 181–45–9 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- Ferrell, Jermaine. "Former Ferrum Football Coach Hank Norton passed away". VirginiaFirst. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- Phillips, Michael (December 7, 2017). "Touchdown Club will honor longtime Ferrum coach Hank Norton at Dudley banquet". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- 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.
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