Norm Parker

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1941–2014)}}

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{{Infobox college coach

| name = Norm Parker

| image = Norm Parker, taken 8-11-2012 in Iowa City.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Parker in 2012

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|8|9}}

| birth_place = Hazel Park, Michigan, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|1|13|1941|8|9}}

| death_place = Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1960-1963

| player_team1 = Eastern Michigan

| coach_years1 = 1968

| coach_team1 = Eastern Michigan (OL)

| coach_years2 = 1969–1971

| coach_team2 = Wake Forest (WR/TE)

| coach_years3 = 1972–1976

| coach_team3 = Minnesota (DL)

| coach_years4 = 1977–1979

| coach_team4 = Illinois (OLB)

| coach_years5 = 1980–1982

| coach_team5 = East Carolina (DC)

| coach_years6 = 1983–1994

| coach_team6 = Michigan State (OLB/DC)

| coach_years7 = 1995–1997

| coach_team7 = Vanderbilt (DC/LB)

| coach_years8 = 1999–2011

| coach_team8 = Iowa (DC/LB)

| overall_record =

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships =

| awards =

• AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year (2011)

| coaching_records =

}}

Norm Parker (October 9, 1941 – January 13, 2014) was an American football coach.[https://archive.today/20140114230701/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/former-iowa-dc-norm-parker-dies/2014/01/13/ed25509e-7c7e-11e3-97d3-b9925ce2c57b_story.html Former Iowa DC Norm Parker dies - The Washington Post] He was the defensive coordinator of the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1999 to 2011.[https://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/41174/iowa-assistant-norm-parker-to-retire Iowa assistant Norm Parker to retire][http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/24156338/33816179 Iowa DC Norm Parker retires after 44-year career]

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.{{Cite web |url=http://hawkcentral.com/2011/11/28/norm-parker-named-afca-assistant-coach-of-the-year/ |title=Norm Parker named AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year |access-date=2014-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115142916/http://hawkcentral.com/2011/11/28/norm-parker-named-afca-assistant-coach-of-the-year/ |archive-date=2014-01-15 |url-status=dead }}

He died in 2014 at the University of Iowa Hospital, aged 72.[https://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2014/01/former_michigan_state_defensiv_2.html Death of former Michigan State defensive coordinator Norm Parker spurs outpouring of condolences | MLive.com][http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24408279/former-iowa-defensive-coordinator-norm-parker-dies Former Iowa defensive coordinator Norm Parker dies]