Birth Date: | 16 November 1943 |
Birth Place: | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Death Place: | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Number: | 11 |
Position1: | Quarterback |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 200 |
College: | Kentucky |
Afldraftedyear: | 1966 |
Afldraftedround: | 1 |
Afldraftedpick: | 2 |
Afldraftedteam: | Miami Dolphins |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1966 |
Nfldraftedround: | 2 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 25 |
Nfldraftedteam: | Cleveland Browns |
Playing Years1: | (1966–1969) |
Playing Team1: | AFL Miami Dolphins |
Playing Years2: | (1970) |
Playing Team2: | NFL Green Bay Packers |
Career Highlights: |
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Statlabel1: | TD–INT |
Statvalue1: | 7–30 |
Statlabel2: | Passing yards |
Statvalue2: | 1,815 |
Statlabel3: | Passer rating |
Statvalue3: | 30.0 |
Richard Eugene Norton (November 16, 1943 – July 25, 2013) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback. He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats before playing professionally with the American Football League (AFL)'s Miami Dolphins (1966–1969), and one game for the National Football League (NFL)'s Green Bay Packers (1970).[1] He died of natural causes on July 25, 2013.
Norton holds the distinction of throwing the last professional touchdown pass at Wrigley Field. It came on a 29-yard pass to John Hilton in the fourth quarter of a 35-17 Chicago Bears victory over Norton's Packers on December 13, 1970.[2]