His Father is the Norris that the Norris trophy is named after, and for those of you that love 1980’s hockey the Norris Division was named after James E. Norris.
The younger Norris was the son of the Hall of Famer, and like the Chicago Blackhawks found Frederic McLaughlin, Norris served in the armed forces. Norris was a Lieutenant in World War II, but before he helped the USA win the second World War he was already a businessman. Probably no person had more influence on what would become the Division named after his Father than James D Norris.