Dave Normile

David Normile was born in Pasco, Wash., on December 30, 1944. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle in 1963, and spent the next four years at the University of Puget Sound. From 1967 to 1992, Normile served as a teacher and coach at Puyallup High School.

At both Roosevelt and Puget Sound, Normile played basketball and baseball. He earned all-city honors in both sports while at Roosevelt, and played on the 1963 Roosevelt boys' basketball team that won the North Division Championship and advanced to the state tournament.

From 1969 to 1976, Normile coached the Puyallup High School sophomore and junior varsity boys' basketball teams. He took over the girls' junior varsity basketball team from 1976 to 1984, and coached boys' golf from 1986 to 1992. In his first season as sophomore boys' basketball coach, Normile led the "Baby Viks" to a perfect 16-0 season.