Jim Norton | |
Birth Date: | November 18, 1942 |
Birth Place: | Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
Number: | 75, 70, 73, 83, 79 |
Position1: | Defensive lineman |
College: | Washington |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1965 |
Nfldraftedround: | 3 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 30 |
Playing Years1: | 1965–1966 |
Playing Team1: | San Francisco 49ers |
Playing Years2: | 1967–1968 |
Playing Team2: | Atlanta Falcons |
Playing Years3: | 1968 |
Playing Team3: | Philadelphia Eagles |
Playing Years4: | 1969 |
Playing Team4: | Washington Redskins |
Playing Years5: | 1970 |
Playing Team5: | New York Giants |
Nfl: | NOR631960 |
Databasefootball: | NORTOJIM02 |
James Alfred Norton (November 18, 1942 – January 12, 2021) was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, and New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Washington and was drafted in the third round of the 1965 NFL draft.[1]
Norton died on January 12, 2021, of brain cancer and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.[2]