- F. S. Norcross
College coach infobox
Name = F.S. Norcross
Caption =
DateOfBirth =July 14 1884
Birthplace =Menominee, Michigan
DateOfDeath = April 1965
Deathplace =
Sport = Football
College = Oregon State
Title =Head Coach
OverallRecord = 14-4-3
Awards =
Championships = Western United States championship
CFbDWID = 1754
Player = Y
Years = 1903-1905
Team = Michigan
Position =Quarterback
Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1906-1908
CoachTeams = Oregon State
FootballHOF =Fred Stevenson "Norky" Norcross (
July 14 1884 – April 1965)cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?lastname=Norcross&firstname=Fred|title=Social Security Death Index Search Results|accessdate=2007-12-19] was an American college football player and coach. He played for theUniversity of Michigan and coached atOregon State University , then known as Oregon Agricultural College.Playing career
Norcross played football at Michigan from 1903-1905. While at Michigan, Norcross played
quarterback for the legendaryFielding Yost . In his three seasons as a player, the Wolverines were 26-2 and national champions in 1903 and 1904. Norcross was named the team captain in 1905. [cite web|url=http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1905fbt.htm|title="1905 Michigan football team"|accessdate=2008-01-09]Collegiate coaching
At the conclusion of his playing career, Norcross came to
Corvallis, Oregon to become the head football coach at Oregon State. Oregon State had began their search for a coach in April, and settled late in the summer on Norcross, their third choice. This decision however turned out very well for the school. In his three seasons as the head coach from 1906 to 1909, Norcross posted an overall record of 14-4-3. In his first 72 quarters as coach, his team only gave up 4 points, a field goal in the final game of the 1906 season.cite web|url=http://www.osualum.com/s/359/index.aspx?sid=359&gid=1&pgid=422|title="The Wall "|accessdate=2008-01-09] [cite web|url=http://www.osubeavers.com/pdf3/79999.pdf?ATCLID=153842&SPID=1952&DB_OEM_ID=4700&SPSID=27968|title="Oregon State Football Media Guide"|accessdate=2008-01-09]The 1907 season was by far his best and possibly the school's best ever. In the 1907 season, the team went 6-0, scored 137 points, and gave up 0 points. The team won the unofficial championship of the Western United States after beating St. Vincent's College 10-0 in
Los Angeles, California . This "perfect" season has never, and most likely will never be repeated.cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=-VvQ8F8s_20C|title="Tales from Oregon State Sports"|publisher=Sports Publishing|last=Welsch|first=Jeff|accessdate=2008-01-09|pages=p. 16-20]Personal life
Norcross was married to Elizabeth Evans Jackman in
Menominee, Michigan .External links
* [http://www.mlloyd.org/gen/lloyd/images/norcross/fred.html Photographs of F.S. Norcross]
References
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