Homer Hill Norton (December 30, 1896 – May 26, 1965) was an
American football,
basketball, and
baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at
Centenary College of Louisiana
Centenary College of Louisiana is a private liberal arts college in Shreveport, Louisiana. The college is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi Rive ...
from 1919 to 1921 and 1926 to 1933 and at
Texas A&M University from 1934 to 1947, compiling a career
college football
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Unlike most ...
record of 143–75–18. His
1939 Texas A&M team went 11–0, beating
Tulane in the
Sugar Bowl
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, and was named a
national champion. Norton's record at Texas A&M was 82–53–9, giving him the second most wins of any coach in
Texas A&M Aggies football
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history. He was fired in 1947 when his team went 3–6–1 and lost to
Texas for the eighth straight year. Norton was inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame
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as a coach in 1971.
Norton played four different sports at
Birmingham–Southern College
Birmingham–Southern College (BSC) is a private college in Birmingham, Alabama. Founded in 1856, the college is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). More than 1 ...
and played
minor league baseball with the
Birmingham Barons
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prior to becoming a coach. In addition to football, Norton also coached basketball at Centenary from 1921 to 1926 and baseball at Texas A&M from 1943 to 1944.
Norton died of a heart attack on May 26, 1965, in
College Station, Texas.
Head coaching record
Football
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1896 births
1965 deaths
Birmingham Barons players
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Centenary Gentlemen basketball coaches
Centenary Gentlemen football coaches
Texas A&M Aggies athletic directors
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