Norm Willey Explained

Birth Date:August 22, 1927
Birth Place:Hastings, West Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Newark, Delaware, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:224
Position:Defensive end
College:Marshall
Draftyear:1950
Draftround:13
Draftpick:170
Pastteams:
Pfr:WillNo00
Highlights:

Norman Earle "Norm" Willey (August 22, 1927 – August 18, 2011) was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles. He went to two Pro Bowls during his eight-year career and was credited with an unofficial 17 sacks in one game which would be an NFL record today.[1] Willey played college football at Marshall University and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1950 NFL draft. Willey went on after his NFL career to teach physical education and coach football at Pennsville Memorial High School in Pennsville Township, New Jersey; the Norm Willey Boot trophy is awarded annually to the winner of annual football game between Pennsville and Penns Grove High School.[2]

In 2003, he was elected into the Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame for his career in football and basketball.[3]

Wiley died on August 18, 2011, aged 83, only four days short of his 84th birthday.[4]

In remembrance of Willey, the Pennsville Memorial High School football team represented his initials on each of their helmets during the 2011 season.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=yV7lvstPuqgC&pg=PA213 The Eagles Encyclopedia
  2. Pawling, Chris. "Norm Willey passes with great reputation left behind", The Star-Ledger, August 20, 2011. Accessed November 25, 2012. "Willey had the annual Thanksgiving Day trophy — the Norm Willey Boot, which is given to the winner of the Pennsville-Penns Grove football game — named after him.... When Willey ended his career as an Eagle, he went back to his hometown Eagles of Pennsville High School and acted as assistant coach of the football team."
  3. Web site: Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame . 2010-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929114518/http://herdzone.cstv.com/hallfame/mars-hallfame.html . 2011-09-29 . dead .
  4. Web site: @EaglesInsider.
    1. Eagles are saddened...
    . Twitter. 20 August 2011.