Norm Parker
Parker in 2012 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 9, 1941 Hazel Park, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 2014 (aged 72) Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1960-1963 | Eastern Michigan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968 | Eastern Michigan (OL) |
| 1969–1971 | Wake Forest (WR/TE) |
| 1972–1976 | Minnesota (DL) |
| 1977–1979 | Illinois (OLB) |
| 1980–1982 | East Carolina (DC) |
| 1983–1994 | Michigan State (OLB/DC) |
| 1995–1997 | Vanderbilt (DC/LB) |
| 1999–2011 | Iowa (DC/LB) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
Norm Parker (October 9, 1941 – January 13, 2014) was an American football coach. He was the defensive coordinator of the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1999 to 2011.
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.
He died in 2014 at the University of Iowa Hospital, aged 72.