Norm Parker

Norm Parker (October 9, 1941 – January 13, 2014) was an American football coach.^[1] He was the defensive coordinator of the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1999 to 2011.^[2][3]

Norm Parker

Parker in 2012
Biographical details
Born	(1941-08-09)August 9, 1941 Hazel Park, Michigan, U.S.
Died	January 13, 2014(2014-01-13) (aged 72) Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
1960-1963	Eastern Michigan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968	Eastern Michigan (OL)
1969–1971	Wake Forest (WR/TE)
1972–1976	Minnesota (DL)
1977–1979	Illinois (OLB)
1980–1982	East Carolina (DC)
1983–1994	Michigan State (OLB/DC)
1995–1997	Vanderbilt (DC/LB)
1999–2011	Iowa (DC/LB)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year (2011)

In 2005, Parker was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach. He also was a coach at Eastern Michigan, Wake Forest, Minnesota, Illinois, East Carolina, Michigan State and Vanderbilt. In 2011, he was the AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year.^[4]

He died in 2014 at the University of Iowa Hospital, aged 72.^[5][6]