Rock Norman

Rock Norman
	Norman circa 1942
Biographical details
Born	September 15, 1892; Stevensburg, Virginia, U.S.
Died	June 20, 1981 (aged 88); Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1910–1913	Roanoke
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1927–1928	Furman
1928–1932	South Carolina
1933–1935	South Carolina
1935–1939	The Citadel
1940–1946	Clemson
Head coaching record
Overall	149–161
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Southern Conference regular season (1934)

Absalom Willis "Rock" Norman (September 15, 1892 – June 20, 1981) was an American college basketball and track coach. Norman spent 51 years coaching at the college and high school level, with basketball head coaching stints at several colleges in the state of South Carolina: Furman, South Carolina, The Citadel and Clemson.^[1]

He also served as an assistant football coach at Clemson, as well as head track coach for the Tigers, where he is the namesake of the Rock Norman Track and Field Complex.

Norman died at Anderson Memorial Hospital in Anderson, South Carolina, on June 20, 1981, at age 88.^[2]^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "'Rock' Norman dies at 88". The Greenville News. June 21, 1981. p. 32. Retrieved April 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Absalom Willis Norman (Rock)". Washington Post. June 21, 1981. Retrieved April 24, 2021.

External links

[Greenville-1] "'Rock' Norman dies at 88". The Greenville News. June 21, 1981. p. 32. Retrieved April 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Absalom Willis Norman (Rock)". Washington Post. June 21, 1981. Retrieved April 24, 2021.

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