Don Norton

Don Norton

Position(s) End Jersey #(s) 88
Born	March 13, 1938(1938-03-13) Iowa City, Iowa [1]
Died	June 23, 1997(1997-06-23) (aged 59)
Career information
Year(s)	1960–1966
NFL Draft	1960 / Round: 5 / Pick: 56 (By the Philadelphia Eagles)
College	Iowa
Professional teams
AFL Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers (1960-1966)
Career stats
Receptions	228
Receiving yards	3486
Touchdowns	27
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
2× AFL All-Star (1961, 1962)

Donald Farris Norton (March 3, 1938 – June 23, 1997) is a former American football end in the American Football League. He played college football at the University of Iowa and was drafted by the newly formed AFL in 1960, playing seven seasons for the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers (1960–1966), making the AFL All-Star team in 1961 and 1962. After retiring, Norton began to experience health problems from steroid use, which was widespread in the teams he played on. He suffered a heart attack at the age of 39 and died in 1997 after undergoing open heart surgery.^[2]

See also

• Other American Football League players

References

1. ^ "PLAYERS Don Norton". NFL. http://www.nfl.com/player/donnorton/2522268/profile. Retrieved 2011-09-23. 
2. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=3866837

Persondata
Name	Norton, Don
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	March 13, 1938
Place of birth
Date of death	June 23, 1997
Place of death

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