Jonathan Richard Norris is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

coach and former professional player. He served as the head football coach at

Oklahoma Panhandle State University Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU) is a public college in Goodwell, Oklahoma. OPSU is a baccalaureate degree-granting institution. General governance of the institution is provided by the Board of Regents of the Oklahoma Agricultural and ...

Goodwell, Oklahoma Goodwell is a town in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,293 at the 2010 census. Goodwell is home to Oklahoma Panhandle State University. History In 1901, Goodwell was established as a switch along the Chicago and ...

from 1997 to 1999. A 1985 graduate of

American International College American International College (AIC) is a private college in Springfield, Massachusetts. History American International College was originally established on July 18, 1885, as the French Protestant College by Rev. Calvin E. Amaron, who soug ...

, Norris was signed out of college by the New England Patriots where he spent the

1985 NFL season The 1985 NFL season was the 66th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XX when the Chicago Bears defeated the New England Patriots 46–10 at the Louisiana Superdome. The Bears became the second te ...

on injured reserve during New England's run through the

1985–86 NFL playoffs The National Football League playoffs for the 1985 season began on December 28, 1985. The postseason tournament concluded with the Chicago Bears defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX, 46–10, on January 26, 1986, at the Louisiana ...

and appearance in Super Bowl XX. Norris played as a defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears in 1987.

Head coaching record

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1962 births Living people American football defensive ends American football defensive tackles Adams State Grizzlies football coaches American International Yellow Jackets football players Chicago Bears players Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies football coaches People from Stratford, Connecticut National Football League replacement players Players of American football from Fairfield County, Connecticut {{defensive-lineman-1960s-stub