Norm Chow
Chow at a 2008 game
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 3, 1946 Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Alma mater | Utah |
| Playing career | |
| 1965–1967 | Utah |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1970–1972 | Waialua (HI) HS |
| 1973–1974 | BYU (GA) |
| 1975 | BYU (Freshmen) |
| 1976–1977 | BYU (WR) |
| 1978 | BYU (RB) |
| 1979–1981 | BYU (WR) |
| 1982–1985 | BYU (WR/RC) |
| 1986–1995 | BYU (QB/WR) |
| 1996–1999 | BYU (Asst. HC/OC/QB/WR) |
| 2000 | NC State (OC/QB) |
| 2001–2004 | USC (OC) |
| 2005–2007 | Tennessee Titans (OC) |
| 2008–2010 | UCLA (OC) |
| 2011 | Utah (OC) |
| 2012–2015 | Hawaii |
| 2016-present | Van Nuys High School |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–36 (.217) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Broyles Award (2002) | |
Norman Yew Heen "Norm" Chow (Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhōu Yǒuxián, born May 3, 1946) is an American football coach and former player. He was the previous head football coach at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, a position he assumed in December 2011 until November 1, 2015. Chow previously held the offensive coordinator position for the Utah Utes, UCLA Bruins, the NFL's Tennessee Titans, USC Trojans, NC State Wolfpack, and BYU Cougars.
Chow won the 2002 Broyles Award as the nation's top collegiate assistant coach. He also was named the 2002 NCAA Division I-A Offensive Coordinator of the Year by American Football Monthly and was named the National Assistant Coach of the Year in 1999 by the American Football Foundation. He is well known for developing quarterbacks. During his time as an assistant football coach, Chow has helped coach 8 of the top 14 career passing-efficiency leaders and 13 quarterbacks who rank among the top 30 in NCAA history for single-season passing yardage. The list of players he coached includes Jim McMahon, Steve Young, and Philip Rivers, as well as Heisman Trophy winners Ty Detmer, Carson Palmer, and Matt Leinart.
Norm Chow was born and raised in Honolulu. His paternal grandfather was an immigrant from China, his mother is Native Hawaiian, and he is of Chinese, Hawaiian, and Portuguese descent. His name in Chinese (友賢) means "a friend of the talented." Chow graduated from the Punahou School.
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