Bob Nork Explained

Bob Nork
Birth Date:1906
Death Date:May 11, 1983
Death Place:Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, US
Position1:Halfback
College:Georgetown

Robert P. Nork (1906 – May 11, 1983) was an American football and basketball player.

Nork was raised in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. He attended Georgetown University, where he was a star in both football and basketball. He played halfback for the football team and was selected by Charles E. Parker of the New York Evening Telegram as a third-team halfback on the 1927 All-America team.[1] He played at the forward position for the basketball team. He was the leading scorer on the 1926–27 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team and captain of the 1927–28 team that compiled a 12–1 record.[2]

Nork later worked for 40 years as a teacher, football and basketball coach, and athletic director at Shenandoah High School in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, Garfield High School, Seton Hall Preparatory School, and Pope Pius High School in New Jersey.[3] [4]

Nork died in 1983 at Geisinger Medical Center in Shenandoah.[5] He was posthumously inducted into the Georgetown University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1985.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Gibby Welch Named Again On Star Team. The Pittsburgh Press. December 4, 1927. 18. Newspapers.com. October 8, 2016.
  2. Web site: Bob Nork. Georgetown Basketball Hall of Fame. August 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20071008061219/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/b_nork.htm. dead. October 8, 2007.
  3. News: Garfield Honors 'Bob Nork'. Shenandoah Evening Herald. June 15, 1968. 10. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Bob Nork was something else. The Herald-News. July 21, 1984. A20. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Robert Nork, ex-coach, college, pro football score. Pottsville (PA) Republican. July 11, 1983. 16. Newspapers.com.