Norm Chow

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Norman Chow (Chinese: 周友賢; pinyin: Zhōu Yǒuxián; born May 3, 1946) is the offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans, a National Football League team. He has also been an offensive coordinator at the University of Southern California, North Carolina State University, and Brigham Young University. Chow won the 2002 Broyles Award as the nation's top assistant coach. He also was named the 2002 NCAA Division I-A Offensive Coordinator of the Year by American Football Monthly and was named the National Assistant Coach of the Year in 1999 by the American Football Foundation. He is known for developing quarterbacks such as Jim McMahon, Steve Young, Ty Detmer, Phillip Rivers, Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart.

[edit] Biography

Chow, a native of Honolulu, Hawaii and an alumnus of Punahou School, played college football for the University of Utah. Chow was an 2-year starter and a 3-year letterman offensive guard for the Utes. In his senior season, Chow was named to the All-WAC first team and gained All-American honorable mention honors. He then played briefly in the Canadian Football League, for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, before an injury ended his professional athletic career. He was selected to Utah's All-Century Team.

Chow left USC in spring 2005, after helping it to its second consecutive national championship. He was widely considered the favorite for the head coach position at Stanford University. However, he was passed over in favor of Walt Harris, and subsequently joined the Titans under head coach Jeff Fisher, a USC graduate. Chow would have been the only Asian-American head coach in college football.

He spent the 2000 season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at North Carolina State University, where he helped the Wolfpack to an 8-4 season and a victory in the Micronpc.com Bowl. The NCSU passing offense was ranked 15th nationally (292.6). His quarterback, Philip Rivers, was a Freshman All-American who completed 53.7% (237-of-441) of his passes for 3,054 yards with 25 touchdowns and was 12th nationally in total offense (269.9).

Before that, Chow spent the previous 27 years (1973-99) at BYU. At various times, he was the Cougars' assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, receivers coach, recruiting coordinator and graduate assistant (1973 and 1974).

He coached 6 of the NCAA's top 16 career passing efficiency leaders and was involved with squads that hold 11 of the top 30 single season passing yardage totals in NCAA history. He coached in 22 bowls at BYU and was on the staff of the Cougars' 1984 national championship team. BYU went 244-91-3 during his time in Provo.

He was named the National Assistant Coach of the Year in 1999 by the American Football Foundation and in 1993 by Athlon. He was the 1996 Division I Offensive Coordinator of the Year by American Football Quarterly. In 1996, he was a finalist for the Broyles Award.

Among the Cougar players he coached were a number of future NFL stars, including quarterbacks Steve Young, Jim McMahon, Marc Wilson, Gifford Nielsen, Ty Detmer and Robbie Bosco, plus tight end Todd Christensen. Detmer won the 1990 Heisman Trophy and was a Davey O'Brien Trophy winner (twice), as were Young and McMahon.

Chow began his coaching career as the head coach at Waialua (Hi.) High for 3 seasons (1970-72) before going to BYU.

He earned his bachelor's degree in physical education from Utah in 1968, his master's in special education from Utah in 1970 and his doctorate in educational psychology from BYU in 1979.

He prepped at Punahou High in Honolulu, Hi., starring in football, basketball and baseball.

Although he resides in Nashville most of the year, Chow maintains his permanent residence in Manhattan Beach, California, and his sons still attend USC. Chow and his wife, Diane, have four children. Carter (32), Maile (30), Cameron (25) and Chandler (20). Chow is of the Mormon faith [1].

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CHOW SNAPSHOT

BIRTHDAY: May 3, 1946 FAMILY: Wife, Diane; Sons, Carter, 32, Cameron, 25, and Chandler, 20; Daughter, Maile, 30

HIGH SCHOOL: Punahou HS, Honolulu, Hi.

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, physical education, Utah, 1968; Master's degree, health, physical education and recreation/special education, Utah, 1970; Doctorate degree, educational psychology, BYU, 1979

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Punahou HS, Honolulu, Hi.; Utah, offensive guard, 1965-67; Saskatchewan Roughriders, offensive line, 1968 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 34 years

YEAR	TEAM	POSITION	BOWL
2005	Tennessee Titans	Offensive Coordinator	--
2004	USC	Offensive Coordinator	Orange
2003	USC	Offensive Coordinator	Rose
2002	USC	Offensive Coordinator	Orange
2001	USC	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	Las Vegas
2000	North Carolina State	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	Micronpc.com
1999	BYU	Asst. HC/Off. Coord./Quarterbacks	Motor City
1998	BYU	Asst. HC/Off. Coord./Quarterbacks	Liberty
1997	BYU	Asst. HC/Off. Coord./Quarterbacks	--
1996	BYU	Asst. HC/Off. Coord./Quarterbacks	Cotton
1995	BYU	Asst. HC/Co-Off. Coord./Quarterbacks	--
1994	BYU	Asst. HC/Co-Off. Coord./Quarterbacks	Copper
1993	BYU	Asst. HC/Co-Off. Coord./Quarterbacks	Holiday
1992	BYU	Asst. HC/Co-Off. Coord./Quarterbacks	Aloha
1991	BYU	Asst. HC/Co-Off. Coord./Quarterbacks	Holiday
1990	BYU	Asst. HC/Co-Off. Coord./Quarterbacks	Holiday
1989	BYU	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	Holiday
1988	BYU	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	Freedom
1987	BYU	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	All-American
1986	BYU	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	Freedom
1985	BYU	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	Florida Citrus
1984	BYU	Co-Off. Coord./Q'backs/Wide Rec.	Holiday
1983	BYU	Co-Off. Coord./Q'backs/Wide Rec.	Holiday
1982	BYU	Co-Off. Coord./Q'backs/Wide Rec.	Holiday
1981	BYU	Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coord.	Holiday
1980	BYU	Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coord.	Holiday
1979	BYU	Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coord.	Holiday
1978	BYU	Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coord.	Holiday
1977	BYU	Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coord.	--
1976	BYU	Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coord.	Tangerine
1975	BYU	Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coord.	--
1974	BYU	Graduate Assistant	Fiesta
1973	BYU	Graduate Assistant	--
1972	Waialua HS	Head Coach	--
1971	Waialua HS	Head Coach	--
1970	Waialua HS	Head Coach	--