James Charles Norman (1 September 1928 – 26 July 2017) was an

Australian rules Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

who played with

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

in the

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during the early 1950s. Norman was a premiership player in his final two seasons of league football. He was appointed coach of

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in 1956. He died in Horsham 26 July 2017.

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* 1928 births 2017 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Geelong Football Club players Geelong Football Club Premiership players Horsham Football Club players Golden Point Football Club coaches Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1920s-stub