Norm Chow

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Norman Yew Heen Chow (born May 3, 1946) is an American football coach and former player.

He was the head football coach at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, a position he held from December 2011 until November 2015.

Chow previously held the offensive coordinator position for the Utah Utes, UCLA Bruins, the NFL's Tennessee Titans, USC Trojans, NC State Wolfpack, and BYU Cougars.Chow won the 2002 Broyles Award as the nation's top collegiate 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 well known for developing quarterbacks.

During his time as an assistant football coach, Chow has helped coach 8 of the top 14 career passing-efficiency leaders and 13 quarterbacks who rank among the top 30 in NCAA history for single-season passing yardage.

The list of players he coached includes Jim McMahon, Steve Young, and Philip Rivers, as well as Heisman Trophy winners Ty Detmer, Carson Palmer, and Matt Leinart.

Early life

Norm Chow was born and raised in Honolulu. His paternal grandfather was an immigrant from China, his mother is Native Hawaiian, and he is of Chinese, Hawaiian, and Portuguese descent. Chow graduated from the Punahou School.

Personal life

Chow and his wife, Diane, have four children: Carter, Maile, Cameron, and Chandler. Carter serves as his father's agent. Chow has nine grandchildren.

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Education and playing career

Chow played college football at the University of Utah and was a three-year letterman offensive guard for the Utah Titans. Chow was named to the All-WAC first team and received All-America honorable mention awards in his senior year. He appeared for the Saskatchewan Roughriders for a brief period of time before an accident ended his professional athletic career. He was chosen to be a member of Utah's All-Century Team.

He received his bachelor's degree in physical education from the University of Utah in 1968. Ed.D., a master's degree in special education from Utah University in 1970, and his doctorate in educational psychology from Brigham Young University in 1978.

Coaching career

Chow began his teaching in Hawaii, where he was born, at Waialua High and Intermediate School. He served as the head coach from 1970 to 1972 and had a 5–25 record in three seasons.

Chow left for BYU in 1973 to work as a graduate assistant under LaVell Edwards, who was establishing an innovative pass-oriented offense. In 1976, he was promoted to receivers coach, a post he would hold until 1982 (apart from a one-year stint as running backs coach). During the regular season, BYU led the country in passing offense, total offense, and scoring offense, and quarterback Jim McMahon placed fifth in the Heisman vote.

Chow was appointed principal offensive play-caller by head coach LaVell Edwards in 1982. For the remainder of his 17 years at BYU, Chow called all the offensive plays.

In 1983, the offense, led by quarterback Steve Young, set NCAA single-season records for pass completion percentage (71.3%) and total yards per game (584.2). In the Heisman poll, Young finished second.

The undefeated BYU team won the consensus national championship in 1984. In the Heisman vote, Quarterback Robbie Bosco placed second in the country in total passing and third.

In 1986, Chow became the quarterback and receivers coach. The Cougars defeated defending national champion and top-ranked Miami, FL, 28-21, with nearly 500 yards of offense and Ty Detmer going on to win the Heisman in 1990. Chow was officially appointed assistant head coach / offensive coordinator / quarterback/ receivers coach in 1996. The Cougars, with Steve Sarkisian as quarterback, captured the WAC and earned the first ever New Year's Day Bowl in that season. BYU came from behind to defeat Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl, finishing with No. 94. The 5th ranking and a 14–1 record, as well as a NCAA record for the most victories for a season by a Division I football team. Sarkisian finished the season with a 162.0 quarterback rating, the third highest in the nation.

The Cougars had a record of 244–913. Chow was handcuffed as the successor and left BYU for NC State as LaVell Edwards resigned, and he left BYU for NC State.

Under new head coach Chuck Amato, Chow became NC State's offensive coordinator and quarterback coach in 2000. Quarterback Philip Rivers set seven school passing records under Chow's tutelage and was named ACC Freshman of the Year. In the ACC to Florida State, North Carolina State finished second in offense and won its first bowl game in five years.

Chow accepted Pete Carroll's offer to serve as the offensive coordinator at USC in 2001 and became one of the country's highest-paid assistant coaches. In 2002, quarterback Carson Palmer became the first Trojan to do so after Marcus Allen in 1981. The following year, USC finished 12-1 and captured the Associated Press National Championship, the school's first national championship since 1978. Matt Leinart won the school's sixth Heisman trophy in 2004, and USC defeated Oklahoma 55-19 in the BCS National Championships.

After unsuccessfully applying for the Stanford head coaching position, he landed in Nashville, Tennessee's offensive coordinator, his first job on the professional level. Jeff Fisher, the team's head coach, was a graduate of USC.

Chow was the Titans' offensive coordinator from 2005 to 2007. The Titans had non-losing seasons in 2006 (8–8) and 2007 (10–6), as well as the 2007 AFC Playoffs. The Titans were 21st in total offense in 2007, with a total of nine touchdown passes.

Chow was fired by the Titans following the 2007 season as offensive coordinator, but new UCLA Bruins head coach Rick Neuheisel hired him as offensive coordinator on January 15, 2008. Lane Kiffin tried to recruit Chow away from UCLA in early 2010, but Chow decided to keep after being told he'd get a contract extension. However, the Bruins' 2010 season was an offensive disappointment: UCLA finished 116th out of 121 teams nationally in passing yardage and 118th in passing efficiency, and the team had a 15-22 record in his three seasons. Chow left UCLA on January 22, 2011 after deciding on a buyout for the contract extension that would have paid him $1 million over the next two years rather than remain at UCLA and be demoted to a lesser coaching role. Although Chow made his name by recruiting quarterbacks, ESPNLosAngeles.com's Ramona Shelburne said he never had one to grow at UCLA due to injuries to their quarterbacks.

Chow was hired immediately as the Utah Utes' offensive coordinator, a team that was about to start its first season in the Pac-12. [assisting his departure from UCLA] Rick [Neuheisel] did a good job with [facilitating his departure]. "Utah] is a good football team," Chow said.

"I went to school there, you know?

I have two degrees from there. My children were born in Salt Lake, and I met my wife there. Not many people will say they get to go full circle like that."

Chow was appointed head coach of the University of Hawaii on December 21, 2011.

In 2012, Chow's first season as Hawaii's head coach began in 2012, a 3–9 record was set. Hawaii finished 1–11, losing five games by a touchdown or less, with two of them in overtime. Hawaii's government expressed optimism in Chow in reaction to rumors regarding his work safety.

Chow is one of only two Hawaii coaches (along with Fred von Appen) to begin his tenure with losing seasons since the school earned Division 1 status.

After losing a 58–7 loss at home against the Air Force, Chow was fired as head coach of the University of Hawaii on November 1, 2015. Chris Naeole, an offensive lineman coach, took his position as interim head coach. In four years of teaching, Chow's overall coaching record in Hawaii was 10–36.

After leaving Hawaii and joining his former wide receiver at USC Mike Williams as an assistant coach at Van Nuys High School in the spring and summer of 2016, Chow moved to Manhattan Beach, California. For the 2016 regular season, Chow and Van Nuys agreed to work as an assistant coach at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach.

Chow had been hired as their offensive coordinator on June 12, 2019, according to the Los Angeles Wildcats, the current XFL franchise.

Chow was appointed head coach of the Helvetic Guards in August 2022, just shy of their first season in the European League of Football.

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Awards and honors

• 2004 National Championship (USC) [VACATED]
• 2003 National Championship (USC) [VACATED]
• 2002 Broyles Award (Nation's top assistant coach)
• 2002 NCAA Division I-A Offensive Coordinator of the Year by American Football Monthly
• 1999 National Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Foundation
• 1996 NCAA Division I-A Offensive Coordinator of the Year by American Football Monthly
• 1993 National Assistant Coach of the Year by Athlon in 1993
• 1984 National Championship (BYU)
• Utah's All-Century Team as an offensive lineman