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  • Jim Norton (safety)
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  • Born and raised in Southern California, Norton graduated from Fullerton Union High School in 1956 and played college football for head coach Skip Stahley at Idaho, alongside future pros Jerry Kramer, Wayne Walker, and Jim Prestel in the Pacific Coast Conference. Norton played defensive back and tight end, and also punted and returned kicks for the Vandals. Although selected by the Detroit Lions in the 1960 NFL Draft (7th round, 75th overall) and the Dallas Texans in the AFL's inaugural draft 1960, he signed as an original Houston Oiler.
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Birth Date
  • 1938-10-20
AFLAllStar
  • 1961196219631967
AFLDraftedRound
  • 1
death place
FontColor
  • darkred
Name
  • Jim Norton
  • Norton, Jim
pfr
  • NortJi00
Caption
  • Norton's 1965 Topps football card
NFLDraftedRound
  • 7
Alternative Names
  • Norton, James Charles
Date of Death
  • 2007-06-12
Birth Place
  • Glendale, California, U.S.
NFLDraftedYear
  • 1960
Jersey
  • 43
College
death date
  • 2007-06-12
DatabaseFootball
  • NORTOJIM01
Place of Birth
  • Glendale, California
Place of death
  • Garland, Texas
Years
  • 1960
Retired #s
Position
Honors
  • American Football League Champion 1960, 1961
Teams
  • AFL Houston Oilers
Date of Birth
  • 1938-10-20
Short Description
  • American football player
AFLDraftedYear
  • 1960
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  • Born and raised in Southern California, Norton graduated from Fullerton Union High School in 1956 and played college football for head coach Skip Stahley at Idaho, alongside future pros Jerry Kramer, Wayne Walker, and Jim Prestel in the Pacific Coast Conference. Norton played defensive back and tight end, and also punted and returned kicks for the Vandals. Although selected by the Detroit Lions in the 1960 NFL Draft (7th round, 75th overall) and the Dallas Texans in the AFL's inaugural draft 1960, he signed as an original Houston Oiler.