Jonathan Richard Norris (born November 1, 1962) is an American football coach and former professional player. He served as the head football coach at Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell, Oklahoma from 1997 to 1999.[1]
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||
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| Born: | November 1, 1962 Port Talbot, Wales | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Stratford (CT) | ||||
| College: | American International | ||||
| Undrafted: | 1985 | ||||
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A 1985 graduate of American International College, Norris was signed out of college by the New England Patriots where he spent the 1985 NFL season on injured reserve during New England's run through the 1985–86 NFL playoffs and appearance in Super Bowl XX. Norris played as a defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears in 1987.[2]
Coaching career
editNorris was the defensive coordinator at Adams State from 1993 to 1996.[3]
He was then the head coach at Oklahoma Panhandle State from 1997 to 1999.[3]
Norris was the head coach of the Tulsa Talons of the af2 during their inaugural season in 2000.[3][4]
He was then the assistant head coach and line coach for the Oklahoma Wranglers of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2001.[3][4]
He was the line coach and special teams coach for the Dallas Desperados of the AFL from 2002 to 2004.[3][4]
Norris was the defensive coordinator and line coach for the AFL's Austin Wranglers from 2005 to 2006.[3][4]
He was then the head coach of the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings of the af2 and AFL from 2007 to 2010.[3][4]
He was hired as the vice president and general manager of the New Orleans VooDoo of the AFL in 2010. In June 2011, he resigned to become the team's interim head coach during the final four games of the 2011 season. Afterwards, he returned to his front office role with the team. Norris was released by the VooDoo in August 2012.[3]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| 1997 | Oklahoma Panhandle St | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1998 | Oklahoma Panhandle St | 3–7 | |||||||
| Oklahoma Panhandle St: | 6–14 | ||||||||
| Total: | 6–14 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Norris Named Football Boss At Panhandle". NewsOK. April 8, 1997. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ Vergane, Mike (May 1, 2000). "Tulsa's Jon Norris: an AFL Original". oursportscentral.com. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "From the Dynamite to the Bears to the Voodoo to the Crusaders". brothermartin.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Bossier-Shreveport BattleWings game notes". oursportscentral.com. May 31, 2007. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
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