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Norris was born and raised in Fresno, California.
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He started his collegiate career at Fresno City College before transferring to Fresno State University. In 1980, he was a first-team All-American, shared Big West Athlete-of-the-Year honors with Jay Don Blake, helped lead Fresno State to its second Big West Championship in as many years, and was Fresno State"s Athlete-of-the-Year. Norris established the tournament record at 259 (25-under), which stood until it was eclipsed in 2009 by Kenny Perry.
He was only one of two players to go wire-to-wire without sharing the lead.
He defeated Raymond Floyd and Hubert Green by six strokes. His best finish in a major was T-40 at the 1985 Professional Golf Association Championship.
In the 1990s, Norris switch careers from touring professional to college coach. He was men"s head golf coach at University of Texas-El Paso from 1990–1997.
Since August 1, 1997, he has been the men"s head golf coach at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.
When he arrived at K-State, he inherited a program that had finished dead last in the Big Eight Conference for 14 straight years from 1978–1991. Norris has made steady progress transforming the Wildcat"s into winners. They appeared in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Regionals in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Norris is married to the former Shelley Kerr.
They have two children, Ashley and Tyler, and live in Manhattan, Kansas. Professional Golf Association Tour wins 1982 Sammy Davis Junior.-Greater Hartford Open Other wins.
