Norman Robert Amundsen (born September 28, 1932) is a former American football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He played

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at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and professionally as a

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for the

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of the National Football League (NFL). Amundsen served as the head football coach at

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from 1962 to 1967 and Valparaiso University from 1968 to 1976. He was also the athletic director at Valparaiso from 1975 to 1979.

Career

Amundsen was drafted by the

in the sixth round of the

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and later played with the team during the

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. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Head coaching record

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Career

Head coaching record

See also

References