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Norman Hand

{{Short description|American football player (1972–2010)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Norman Hand

| number = 98, 96, 99, 95

| position = Defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1972|9|4|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Queens, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|5|14|1972|9|4}}

| death_place = Walterboro, South Carolina, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 310

| high_school = Walterboro
(Walterboro, South Carolina)

| college = Itawamba Junior College (1991–1992)
Ole Miss
(1993–1993)

| draftyear = 1995

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 158

| pastteams =

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 285

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 22.5

| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = HandNo20

}}

Norman Lamont Hand (September 4, 1972 – May 14, 2010)[http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=12484127 "Former Walterboro, NFL player Norman Hand passes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180245/http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=12484127 |date=March 3, 2016 }}, WCSC-TV, May 14, 2010. was an American professional football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the fifth round of the 1995 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1995 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1995/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He last played with the New York Giants in 2004. He also played with the Seattle Seahawks, the New Orleans Saints, the San Diego Chargers and the Miami Dolphins. With the Saints, Hand was part of a defensive line nicknamed "The Heavy Lunch Bunch", along with fellow 325-pounders Martin Chase and Grady Jackson. Hand was noted for his "Big Wiggle" celebration dance,Mike Triplett, [http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/05/new_orleans_saints_norman_hand.html "New Orleans Saints' Norman Hand remembered as 'one of the good guys'"], Times-Picayune, May 14, 2010. and in 2000 he was part of the team that won the Saints' first playoff game.Richard Goldstein, [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/sports/football/18hand.html "Norman Hand, Who Helped Saints to First Playoff Win, Dies at 37"], New York Times, May 17, 2010.

Early life

At Walterboro High School in Walterboro, South Carolina, Hand earned three letters in football, and also played baseball. As a senior, he was an honorable mention All-America selection by Parade and USA Today, and was the South Carolina High School Defensive Lineman of the Year. As a junior tight end, he caught 25 passes for 526 yards (21.04 yards per reception average).

College career

At Itawamba Junior College in Mississippi, he finished his two-year career with 18 sacks, 135 tackles, 33 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries.

Hand was a two-year starter at the University of Mississippi after transferring from Itawamba Junior College. As a senior, he posted 3.5 sacks, 61 tackles (three for losses), one interception, and one fumble recovery, and was a second-team All-SEC selection.

NFL career statistics

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"

! colspan="2"| Legend

Bold

| Career high

=Regular season=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="4"| Tackles

!colspan="4"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCombSoloAstSckIntYdsTDLngFFFRYdsTD
1996MIA

| 9 || 0 || 5 || 2 || 3 || 0.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 0

1997SDG

| 15 || 1 || 19 || 16 || 3 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

1998SDG

| 16 || 16 || 49 || 42 || 7 || 6.0 || 2 || 47 || 0 || 30 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0

1999SDG

| 14 || 14 || 55 || 41 || 14 || 4.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2000NOR

| 15 || 15 || 54 || 44 || 10 || 3.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0

2001NOR

| 13 || 13 || 36 || 25 || 11 || 3.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2002NOR

| 16 || 13 || 39 || 30 || 9 || 2.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2003SEA

| 6 || 4 || 10 || 4 || 6 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2004NYG

| 11 || 11 || 18 || 13 || 5 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"|115872852176822.52470302180

=Playoffs=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="4"| Tackles

!colspan="4"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCombSoloAstSckIntYdsTDLngFFFRYdsTD
2000NOR

| 2 || 2 || 9 || 5 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"|229540.000000000

Death

Hand died on May 14, 2010, from hypertensive heart disease,Mike Triplett, [http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/05/heart_disease_caused_former_ne.html "Heart disease caused former New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Norman Hand's death"], Times-Picayune, May 17, 2010. after collapsing at his house in Walterboro.[http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=12487474 "SC coroner: Ex-NFL player died of heart disease"]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, AP at WMBF-TV, May 15, 2010.

References

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Category:1972 births

Category:2010 deaths

Category:Players of American football from Queens, New York

Category:American football defensive tackles

Category:Itawamba Indians football players

Category:Ole Miss Rebels football players

Category:New York Giants players

Category:Seattle Seahawks players

Category:New Orleans Saints players

Category:San Diego Chargers players

Category:Miami Dolphins players

Category:People from Walterboro, South Carolina