Elwood Adrian "Woody" Norris (June 18, 1919 – April 25, 2007) was an American professional

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player. He played for the Indianapolis Kautskys in the National Basketball League during the 1941–42 season, served in the

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during

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, then continued his basketball career with the Kautskys between 1945 and 1948. In college he played basketball and football for Butler University.

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