Rex Norris

Background

Norris was born in an Anglo-Indian family from Jabalpur in the central provinces of British India.

Career

Norris later became an international field hockey coach based in London. He coached the Dutch field hockey team from 1954 to 1956, the Italian team in 1960 and the Mexican team before the 1968 Olympics. Later he went to Argentina and is now reported to have settled in Canada.

Norris"s son Ron represented India as a light welterweight in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

Norris"s daughters, Philomena and Wendy, also represented India in field hockey.

Achievements

• In 1928, he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal.