Norm Amundsen

Norman Robert Amundsen (born September 28, 1932) is a former American football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and professionally as a guard for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).[1] Amundsen served as the head football coach at Beloit College from 1962 to 1967 and Valparaiso University from 1968 to 1976. He was also the athletic director at Valparaiso from 1975 to 1979.

Norm Amundsen
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1932-09-28) September 28, 1932
Chicago, Illinois
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Klevyn Park
(Chicago, Illinois)
College:Wisconsin
NFL Draft:1955 / Round: 6 / Pick: 65
Career history
As player:
As coach:
  • Austin HS (IL) (1958) (line)
  • Coe (1959–1961) (line)
  • Beloit (1962–1967) (head coach)
  • Valparaiso (1968–1976) (head coach)
As administrator:
Player stats at PFR

Career

Amundsen was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1955 NFL Draft and later played with the team during the 1957 NFL season. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Beloit Buccaneers (Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1962–1967)
1962 Beloit 1–71–79th
1963 Beloit 3–3–23–3–2T–5th
1964 Beloit 5–35–3T–4th
1965 Beloit 5–35–3T–3rd
1966 Beloit 5–35–34th
1967 Beloit 4–44–4T–4th
Beloit: 23–23–223–23–2
Valparaiso Crusaders (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1968–1976)
1968 Valparaiso 4–54–01st
1969 Valparaiso 7–23–1T–1st
1970 Valparaiso 5–3–21–34th
1971 Valparaiso 8–23–12nd
1972 Valparaiso 6–42–3T–4th
1973 Valparaiso 6–52–3T–4th
1974 Valparaiso 3–62–4T–4th
1975 Valparaiso 3–62–4T–4th
1976 Valparaiso 2–7–12–3T–4th
Valparaiso: 44–40–321–22
Total:67–63–5
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
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See also

References
  1. "Norm Amundsen NFL & AFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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