Norm Chow

Norm Chow
Norm Chow
Simplified Chinese	周友贤
Traditional Chinese	周友賢
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōu Yǒuxián
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Zau1 Jau5 Jin4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Chiu Iú Hiân

Norm Chow
	Chow with the UCLA Bruins in 2008
Vienna Vikings
Title	Offensive analyst
Personal information
Born	May 3, 1946; Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Career information
College	Utah
NFL draft	1968: undrafted
Career history
	Waialua HS (HI) (1970–1972); Head coach; BYU (1973–1974); Graduate assistant; BYU (1975); Freshmen; BYU (1976–1977); Wide receivers; BYU (1978); Running backs; BYU (1979–1981); Running backs coach & wide receivers coach; BYU (1982–1985); Wide receivers coach & recruiting coordinator; BYU (1986–1995); Quarterbacks coach & wide receivers coach; BYU (1996–1999); Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, & wide receivers coach; NC State (2000); Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; USC (2001–2004); Offensive coordinator; Tennessee Titans (2005–2007); Offensive coordinator; UCLA (2008–2010); Offensive coordinator; Utah (2011); Offensive coordinator; Hawaii (2012–2015); Head coach; Mira Costa HS (CA) (2016); Assistant; Los Angeles Wildcats (2020); Offensive coordinator; Helvetic Guards (2023); Head coach; Vienna Vikings (2025–present); Offensive analyst;
Awards and highlights
	Broyles Award (2002);
Head coaching record
Regular season	3–9 (.250) (ELF); 10–36 (.217) (college); 5–25 (.167) (high school)
Postseason	0–0 (–)
Career	13–45 (.224)
	Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference

Norman Yew Heen Chow (born May 3, 1946) is an American football coach and former player who is an offensive analyst for the Vienna Vikings of the European League of Football (ELF). He was the head football coach at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, a position he held from December 2011 until November 2015 and 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.