Norm Smith

Australian Rules Footballer

1915 – 1973

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Who was Norm Smith?

Norman Walter "Norm" Smith was an Australian rules football player and coach in the Victorian Football League. After 200 games as a player with Melbourne and Fitzroy, Smith began a twenty-year coaching career, including a fifteen-year stint at Melbourne. Recognised as the father of modern Australian football coaching, Smith coached Melbourne to six premierships and in 1996 was chosen as the coach of the AFL Team of the Century.

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Born
Nov 21, 1915
Clifton Hill
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Jul 29, 1973
Pascoe Vale

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on July 23, 2013

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