Norman R. Freeman Jr. ’39

Norm died Oct. 10, 2014, in Baltimore, the city where he was born. He was 97. His only years absent from his hometown were his four years with us and his three years as an Army doctor.

Norm received his medical degree from John Hopkins in 1943 and interned there for a year. He was a captain in the Medical Transportation Corps, making six trips to England to accompany wounded soldiers back home. In 1946, he returned to Baltimore, completed his residency, and began his career as an internist. In 1963, he became the team doctor for the Baltimore Colts, a position he maintained until his retirement in 1983. After that season’s final game, he was given the game ball, signed by every member of the team.

Norm served as a member of the Maryland State Retirement Board for 47 years. When he retired from that at age 95, he was the oldest person on the state’s payroll.

In 1979 Norm wrote, “Princeton prepared me for the medical grind and for a very successful career as an internist.” The class proudly salutes one of our dear and beloved physicians.

He is survived by a daughter, a stepson, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.