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  • Fred Norcross
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  • Fred Stephenson "Norky" Norcross, Jr. (July 14, 1884 – April 4, 1965) was an American football player and coach and mining engineer. He was the quarterback for the University of Michigan from 1903 to 1905, leading the team to a 33–1–1 record in three seasons, including national championships in 1903 and 1904. Norcross was the head football coach Oregon State University, then known as Oregon Agricultural College, from 1906 to 1908. After retiring from football, Norcross worked in the mining industry for more than 40 years, holding positions in British Columbia, Cuba, New Mexico, Mexico, New York, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He also served as a Major in the U.S. Army, 27th Engineers during World War I.
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  • 1754
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Poll
  • no
EndYear
  • 1908
Birth Date
  • 1884-07-14
player years
  • 1903
death place
Legend
  • no
overall record
  • 14
Name
Type
  • coach
Sport
Caption
  • Fred Norcross cropped from 1903 Michigan Wolverines team photograph
Coach
  • Y
Ranking
  • no
Player
  • Y
Overall
  • 4
  • 6
  • 14
Date of Death
  • 1965-04-04
player teams
Birth Place
coach years
  • 1906
conf
  • Independent
StartYear
  • 1906
death date
  • 1965-04-04
Place of Birth
coach teams
Place of death
bcs
  • no
Championships
  • 1
Date of Birth
  • 1884-07-14
Short Description
  • American football player and coach
player positions
Year
  • 1907
  • 1908
abstract
  • Fred Stephenson "Norky" Norcross, Jr. (July 14, 1884 – April 4, 1965) was an American football player and coach and mining engineer. He was the quarterback for the University of Michigan from 1903 to 1905, leading the team to a 33–1–1 record in three seasons, including national championships in 1903 and 1904. Norcross was the head football coach Oregon State University, then known as Oregon Agricultural College, from 1906 to 1908. After retiring from football, Norcross worked in the mining industry for more than 40 years, holding positions in British Columbia, Cuba, New Mexico, Mexico, New York, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He also served as a Major in the U.S. Army, 27th Engineers during World War I.
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