1. Norman Eugene Stewart was born on January 20,1935 and is a retired American college basketball coach.
19 Facts About Norm Stewart
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Norm Stewart coached at the University of Northern Iowa from 1961 to 1967, but is best known for his career with the University of Missouri from 1967 until 1999.
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Norm Stewart grew up the son of a gas station owner around the small farming community of Shelbyville, and graduated from high school there in 1952.
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Norm Stewart was a two-time team captain, and all-Big Seven selection in basketball.
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Norm Stewart's 24.1 scoring average per-game in 1956 ranks fourth in school history and earned him a spot on the 1956 Helms Foundation All-American team.
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Norm Stewart signed a contract with Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles, pitching in 1957 for the Class C Aberdeen Pheasants, but never played at the big-league level.
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Norm Stewart served as an assistant basketball coach under Sparky Stalcup and an assistant baseball coach under Hi Simmons.
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In 1961 Norm Stewart became head basketball coach at the State College Of Iowa.
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In six seasons Norm Stewart's Panthers compiled a record of 97 wins, 42 losses, and two conference championships.
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On March 10,1967, Norm Stewart was named head basketball coach at his alma mater.
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Norm Stewart inherited a program that had only garnered two winning seasons since 1956, his senior year.
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Norm Stewart didn't take long to turn the program around.
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Norm Stewart reached his peak from 1979 to 1983, when the Tigers won four straight Big Eight regular season titles.
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Norm Stewart was UPI Coach of the Year and Associated Press Coach of the Year.
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Norm Stewart underwent invasive surgery and chemotherapy and was able to return to coaching the following season.
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Norm Stewart is a member of the council of Coaches Vs Cancer, a program he founded following his own cancer battle.
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In late July 2008 Norm Stewart underwent successful open-heart surgery, an aortic valve replacement, at a Columbia, Missouri hospital.
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Norm Stewart was again given special recognition by the Hall for his coaching career in February 2008.
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In 2014 Norm Stewart was inducted into the St Louis Sports Hall of Fame.