John Normant

Boston College

Needham resident John Normant, boys indoor and outdoor track coach at Boston College High School, was inducted into the MSTCA Coaches Hall of Fame on Sunday, May 2 in a ceremony at the Lantana Restaurant in Randolph. A successful track athlete in his own right as a student at BC High and Boston College, Normant returned to his alma mater to coach in 1968. In his four-plus decades at the helm of the team, he has led the Eagles to consistent success, including a Division 1 state indoor championship in 2009. He was also named the Boston Globe’s Division I Coach of the Year last season. “Being recognized and honored in this way by your peers is among the highest compliments one can receive,” said Normant. “It is a validation of the time and effort put into trying to develop whatever level of talent our student athletes possessed.” As a BC High graduate (class of 1964), a teacher, and coach at BC High for so many years allows Normant to look back on a long line of legendary BC High coaches who mentored him as an athlete and a coach. “It gives me a unique perspective,” he said. “It allows me to attempt to pass on my enthusiasm for track and the lessons learned in sportsmanship, competition, and self discipline that I acquired from role models such as my high school coaches Fr. Don Barry (’52) and Bill MacNeil, and my mentor as young coach, Fr. Larry Corcoran (’50). The realization that I will be grouped with so many coaches whom I admired, respected, and learned from over the years is truly very special to me.”


  Inducted: 2010

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