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	Norman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Norman, Arkansas, a town in Montgomery County, Arkansas
		Norman, Nebraska, a village in Kearney County, Nebraska
		Lake Norman, a major man-made lake that is mainly in Iredell County and Mecklenburg County in North Carolina
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Norman (231 words)

	Moe Norman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Murray Irwin Norman or Moe Norman (July 10, 1929 – September 4, 2004) was a Canadian professional golfer.
		Norman's skills as a ball striker are legendary.
		Norman died in a Kitchener hospital from congestive heart failure.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moe_Norman (381 words)

	Failure Magazine-Archives-Sports-Moe Norman
		Ask if they've heard of Moe Norman and the response is likely to be, "Who's Moe Norman?" Never mind that many pros consider him to be the greatest ball-striker in history; never mind that Moe's shot-making prowess is legendary; never mind that he's the most colorful golf personality ever to play professionally.
		To oversimplify his method, Moe holds the club in his palms as opposed to his fingers; he uses an abnormally wide stance; his arm and the shaft of the club are on a single axis; and he faces the ball at impact.
		Moe promptly pulled a club out of his bag, smacked the ball, then turned to the reporters and announced, "I'm not putting today." The ball went in for a hole-in-one, one of 17 he has recorded.
	www.failuremag.com /arch_sports_moenorman.html (1941 words)

	Moe Norman
		Lee Trevino said of Moe, "I don't know of any player, ever, who could strike a golf ball like Moe Norman, as far as hitting it solid, knowing where it is going and knowing what he wants to do with the ball.
		Moe began holding his club in the palm of his right hand after a local carpenter showed Moe how he swung a hammer.
		Moe's swing was perfected on a driving range in his native Canada.
	www.naturalgolf.ca /aboutmoe.html (228 words)

	GolfDigest.com - Moe Knows (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Norman's first golf club was a tree branch he and his older brother used to knock balls around their yard, his second was a hockey stick.
		Moe's left-hand grip is about as weak as you can make it, Azinger, because of his strong left hand, has to block the ball by spinning his hips to get the clubface square at impact, to keep his left hand from shutting the clubface down.
		Norman with a golf club in his hands looks like a happy man. Even back in the days when he practiced till his hands were bleeding, golf for him was a source of joy.
	www.golfdigest.com /features/index.ssf?/features/gd199512norman.html (6919 words)

	USATODAY.com - Golf's purest striker rarely missed a fairway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Norman was a stocky cartoon character with thick Popeye arms and wispy Einstein hair who generations of golf superstars — from Sam Snead to Lee Trevino to Vijay Singh — have said was the purest striker of a golf ball they had ever seen.
		Norman was so deathly afraid of strangers and stress that after winning a tournament in Canada he once hid on the banks of a nearby river rather than accept his trophy in public and perhaps have to speak.
		Friends and physicians felt certain Norman was probably an autistic savant, a term coined in 1978 for autistics who often have exceptional math, memory or music skills, but he was never tested and refused to see doctors until his life depended on it.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/golf/2004-09-28-norman_x.htm (1193 words)

	Moe Norman's swing thoughts.
		Moe was a regular at the Canadian Open each year and would always give the golf pro's on the range an exhibition of his great ball striking skills.
		Moe had a traumatic brain injury due to an accident as a child which was believed to have resulted in autism.
		Moe grew up autistic in an era when there was not a lot of understanding about the behavioral problems of autism - which resulted in many who jeered or made fun of him in public.
	www.caddybytes.com /Moe_Norman_swing_thoughts.htm (846 words)

	Moe Norman- A more recent swing model (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Moe Norman was considered as one of the greatest ball strikers of all time.
		Norman was inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame and shot many course records in his time.
		Moe Norman had his own unique style, he stood further from the ball and started the club way behind the ball.
	www.golfimprovementtechniques.com /moenormansingleaxis.html (966 words)

	Moe Norman - Canadian golf legend - ehMac.ca
		Moe Norman was golf’s mystery man; he was a puzzle to most everyone, and the world was a confusing place for him.
		Moe Norman, the eccentric Canadian legend, was known as much for his quirky personality as he was known as one of the greatest ball-strikers in the history of the game.
		Although Moe was not religious, golf for him was a spiritual experience, one that gave him comfort, a feeling of mastery and peace in a world that often confused and frustrated him.
	www.ehmac.ca /showthread.php?t=26728 (2218 words)

	Canadian Golf Star Moe Norman, 75, Dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Moe Norman, the eccentric Canadian golf star whose amazingly accurate swing dazzled tour stars for many years, died Saturday.
		Norman competed in two Masters as an amateur and played briefly on the PGA Tour, finishing fourth in the 1959 Greater New Orleans Open.
		In 1992, Norman came to the attention of Jack Kuykendall, who had developed what he considered to be the ideal golf swing _ an exact copy of Moe's technique.
	www.scratch-golfer.com /CanadianGolfStarMoeNorman75Dies.htm (388 words)

	Golf with Moe Norman Carey Mumford Bird Golf Schools
		Moe Norman, long known as the greatest ever "ball striker." This is about my first game with him.
		Moe hit the first three in rapid succession, walked to the fourth, same club, and struck that one.
		For those of you reading the newsletter, I pass on to you that Moe Norman is really a genius (I have his personal papers which he gave me on that first day), who deserves the respect and noteriety he is now getting at age 72.
	www.birdgolf.com /golfwithmoe.shtml (482 words)

	[Deathwatch] Moe Norman, golfer, 75
		Meeting Moe hard to forget By BILL HARRIS, TORONTO SUN Had Moe Norman attended his own funeral, he would have been embarrassed by the crowd, the police escort, the fancy coffin with golf balls and putters on the four corners.
		Norman lived something of a sad life by common standards, but while his lows were very low, his highs were very high.
		Audrey said she and her husband essentially were Moe's "care-givers" for several years, a description with which no one could find fault.
	slick.org /pipermail/deathwatch/2004-October/000883.html (719 words)

	The Autism Home Page
		Moe Norman also had a lot of eccentricities.
		In fact, the world-reknown golf teaching method known as Natural Golf uses Moe Norman's swing as their teaching model.
		Moe won 13 Canadian Tour titles, played on the 1971 Canadian World Cup team, played in the Masters twice (once walking off the course because the other players were playing "too slow"), played on the PGA tour (once finishing fourth in a tournament), and won the Canadian Senior PGA title seven times.
	groups.msn.com /TheAutismHomePage/moenorman.msnw (360 words)

	The Golf Blog: moe norman: the best ball striker ever?
		When news surfaced that Moe Norman, teetered on the brink of financial ruin, Titeist stepped in and offered Moe a $5,000 monthly stipend for the rest of his life.
		Sadly, Moe passed, but I'm sure that his last years were more comfortable than otherwise thanks to Titleist.
		In his sing song voice Moe repeated 'that's everything, that's everything." He grabbed Rob by the crotch of his pants dragged him to his apartment (that was his Cadillac which he lived in) and showed Rob a long row of golf shoes.
	www.thegolfblog.com /2004/09/moe-norman-best-ball-striker-ever.html (615 words)

	Moe Norman Dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Moe Norman, the Canadian golfing legend that many people affectionately called “the Rain Man of Golf,” died September 4th.
		Norman, who was considered one of the best ball-strikers in the game by his professional peers, had been suffering from congestive heart failure for the past few years, and earlier this winter barely survived a case of double pneumonia.
		“Moe Norman was our champion on a personal and professional level,” said Andrew Wyant, President and CEO of Natural Golf Corporation.
	www.golftodaymagazine.com /0410oct/moe.htm (528 words)

	GolfDigest.com - Moe Norman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If Moe Norman is right about the correct way to swing a golf club, then countless teaching professionals over the last century have been dead wrong.
		Norman's swing is a sobering study in true cause and effect, a lesson in the golfer finding his own way His search, which he undertook at age 12 with a golf club he bought from a man on a 10-cents-a-week installment plan, led him to a method that is far from classical but amazingly sound.
		"Moe looks ungainly at address, but once he takes the club back he is in perfect position at every stage of the swing," says instructor John Elliott, who played on the Canadian PGA Tour with Norman in the early 1970s.
	www.golfdigest.com /swingsequences/index.ssf?/instruction/swingsequences/gd1996moenorman.html (792 words)

	Canadian Golf Legend Moe Norman Dies - Xbox Addict Asylum
		Norman became a phenomenon in the amateur golfing circuit in the 1950s and 1960s and was renowned for his unusual swing and his amazing accuracy when hitting the ball.
		Norman took up golf at the age of 12, spending hours hitting balls, swinging the club until his hands bled.
		Moe promptly pulled a club out of his bag, smacked the ball, then turned to the reporters and announced, ``I'm not putting today.'' The ball went in for a hole-in-one.
	www.xboxaddict.com /forums/showthread.php?t=60850 (933 words)

	Moe Norman - Swing Comparison. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Scott always explains his swing is similar to the swing Moe Norman used when Moe was in his 30s, not the eccentric looking swing ssociated with Moe today.
		Scott showed Moe these photos of his youthful swing at the 1998 PGA show.
		Moe took them and lamented on how he wished he could still swing that way and shoot in the 60s everyday.
	www.scigolf.com /scigolf/mnorman.htm (180 words)

	TheStar.com - Moe Norman, 75: A Canadian golf original
		Murray Irwin Norman - Pipeline Moe, as he was known for his straight drives; Moe the Schmoe, as he called himself - died of heart failure yesterday in Kitchener at age 75.
		Norman never won, yet he is revered enough that, during his impromptu appearances on the Open's practice tee, he never failed to draw a crowd of pros eager to watch the man they'd heard so much about.
		Norman at the 1971 Quebec Open, nursing a one-shot lead as he approached the green on the final hole, a long par-four.
	www.thestar.com /NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1097100175092&call_pageid=995543301942&col=996492769105 (1082 words)

	Moe Norman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If you’ve ever seen Moe Norman in action, it doesn’t take you too long to realize that he is not your traditional golfer.
		Of course, Norman, who recently celebrated his 75th birthday, believes he is the best there ever was at hitting the golf ball.
		Norman, often called the “Rain Man of Golf” because of idiosyncrasies that make him shy away from the public, also has a philosophy about the game of golf that makes for interesting listening.
	www.golftodaymagazine.com /0408aug/moenorm.htm (592 words)

	Natural Golf
		The performance of the first Natural Golfer, Moe Norman, was testament to the validity of the Natural Golf swing and method.
		One day in the 1950s, Moe and Ben Hogan were on the practice tee together at a pro tournament when a spectator asked Hogan to take a look at Moe.
		Moe Norman passed away on the morning of September 4, 2004 at the age of 75.
	www.naturalgolf.com /MoeStory.aspx (723 words)

	Moe Norman Golf Legend (Collector's Edition): IN THE HOLE! Golf
		A Moe Norman golf clinic is as unique as the genius of the man. Moe shares over 60 years of golf wisdom with admirers and fans from all over the world as he demonstrates the techniques that led him to be proclaimed the world's greatest ball striker.
		Moe explains his grip, stance and swing, which deliver the most accurate results of any golfer, even when he is hitting with a driver from a divot!
		Moe Norman shares his "Natural Golf" techniques that he used to win 54 Tournaments on his way to becoming a Canadian Hall of Famer.
	www.intheholegolf.com /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ITHG&Product_Code=MNGL3735&Category_Code=Natural-Golf (399 words)

	SI.com - Golf - Canadian golfer Norman dead at age 75 - Saturday September 4, 2004 7:18PM
		Norman had battled heart problems since having a heart attack two years ago.
		Known for his eccentricities, Norman was often seen in mismatched outfits, and played extremely fast, sometimes never slowing to line up his putts.
		In 1992, Norman came to the attention of Jack Kuykendall, who had developed what he considered to be the ideal golf swing -- an exact copy of Moe's technique.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/golf/09/04/bc.glf.obit.norman.ap (449 words)

	Welcome
		Moe has hit 3 flag sticks in a row, all outside a five iron.
		As Moe was about to hit, the reporter yelled out, "Hey, Moe, doing any 4 putting today." Moe hit his driver and turn around while the ball was still in the air and said, "Not putting today." The ball went into the hole.
		Moe has over 40 course records, 3 with scores of 59 and 4 with scores of 61.
	www.kuykendallgolf.com /docinformation.cfm?id=174 (1648 words)

	Moe Norman - Golf Forum (The Sand Trap .com)
		Moe may not have competed because of personality quirks, but there's no saying he would have won, either, had he played.
		Other than the fact that Moe kept the ball away from him and had his arms extended to be straight with the club shaft (which is why it is called single axis) it is a single plane swing.
		Moe's swing was as much like the single-plane "standard" swingers as it is like the double-plane "standard" swingers.
	thesandtrap.com /forum/showthread.php?p=7752 (1350 words)

	CBC Sports: Canadian golfer Moe Norman dies
		Norman had suffered from congestive heart failure — a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to the body's other organs — since undergoing bypass surgery six years ago.
		Norman was considered one of the greatest ball strikers in golf history.
		Norman was an original in the sport, often going against established conventions of the game.
	www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2004/09/04/Sports/norman-obit040904.html (875 words)

	Cigar Aficionado \| People Profile \| Mo Norman
		Norman places the driver a foot behind the ball, keeps his right leg firmly planted (reducing upper-body motion) and, without taking the customary practice swing, brings his hands to shoulder height.
		But along with his mythical prowess, Norman was also a mysterious absurdity, his tattered clothes and rotting teeth too easy a target for straight-laced golf traditionalists.
		Norman even looks weird, a John Madden look-alike, wielding longer than normal clubs with twice as fat grips, and swinging like he was pounding nails in an Ace Hardware ad.
	www.cigaraficionado.com /Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,79,00.html (2913 words)

	CTV.ca \| Canadian golfing legend Moe Norman dies
		Norman suffered a heart attack two years ago and had been battling heart problems ever since.
		Lee Trevino, a golfing great himself, described Norman as a "genius when it comes to playing the game of golf." Norman was a high-school dropout but also a math prodigy.
		Norman also set 33 course records, including a lifetime best round of 59.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1094338546364_90?hub=TopStories (252 words)

	Moe Knows What Nobody Else Knows (Since Golf is a hot subject today)
		When Norman was a child, other children teased him mercilessly over his academic difficulties, his shyness, his big ears, his high voice, and his tendency to repeat himself.
		An expert quoted in O'Connor's book speculates that Norman's speech and personality quirks, and even his unusual mathematical ability, may have arisen not from the mild autism that Audrey Maue suspects, but from untreated head injuries he may have suffered in a sledding accident when he was five.
		Norman with a golf club in his hands looks to me like a happy man. Even back in the days when he practiced till his hands were bleeding, golf for him was a source of joy.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/916177/posts (6287 words)

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