About Rock Norman
Lived 1892 – 1981 (aged 88). Rock Norman was a basketball coach, basketball player, coach and baseball player.
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.
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.
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Who was Rock Norman?
American basketball coach
When was Rock Norman born?
Rock Norman was born on 15 September 1892 in Stevensburg, Virginia.
When did Rock Norman die?
Rock Norman died on 20 June 1981 in Anderson, South Carolina.
What was Rock Norman's occupation?
Rock Norman was a basketball coach, basketball player, coach and baseball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Rock Norman. https://biography.guide/rock-norman/
MLA: "Rock Norman." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/rock-norman/.
Chicago: "Rock Norman." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/rock-norman/.
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