| Date of birth: | 1906 |
| Date of death: | May 11, 1983 |
| Place of death: | Shenandoah, Pennsylvania |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Halfback |
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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][5]
Nork died in 1983 at Geisinger Medical Center in Shenandoah.[3] He was posthumously inducted into the Georgetown University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1985.[2]
References[]
- ↑ "Gibby Welch Named Again On Star Team". The Pittsburgh Press: p. 18. December 4, 1927. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6939678/gibby_welch_named_again_on_star_team/. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bob Nork". Georgtown Basketball Hall of Fame. http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/b_nork.htm. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Robert Nork, ex-coach, college, pro football score". Pottsville (PA) Republican: p. 16. July 11, 1983. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35192150/obituary_for_robert_p_nork/.
- ↑ "Garfield Honors 'Bob Nork'". Shenandoah Evening Herald: p. 10. June 15, 1968. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35192030/garfield_honors_bob_nork/.
- ↑ "Bob Nork was something else". The Herald-News: p. A20. July 21, 1984. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35192058/bob_nork_was_something_else/.