Former Hartselle star, Austin coach dies at 61
David Norwood coached the Austin Black Bears from 2004-09.
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Former Hartselle star, Austin coach dies at 61

Staff report

David “Stump” Norwood, a star football player at Hartselle and later head coach at Austin, passed away Wednesday.

A Celebration of Life will be held March 9 at the Arley First Baptist Church starting with visitation at 1 p.m. and the celebration around 2 p.m.

Norwood, 61, was an undersized nose tackle for the Hartselle Tigers. In his senior season in 1980, the Tigers (122) advanced to the Class 3A state final under head coach Don Woods.

Hartselle finished the regular season ranked No. 5 and traveled to No. 3 Southside-Gadsden in a semifinal showdown. Norwood and his undersized teammates left with a 24-14 win.

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