Donald Farris Norton (March 3, 1938 – June 23, 1997) was an American Football League (AFL) end. 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 59 and died in 1997 after undergoing open heart surgery.[3]
norton, donald, farris, norton, march, 1938, june, 1997, american, football, league, played, college, football, university, iowa, drafted, newly, formed, 1960, playing, seven, seasons, angeles, diego, chargers, 1960, 1966, making, star, team, 1961, 1962, after. Donald Farris Norton March 3 1938 June 23 1997 was an American Football League AFL end 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 59 and died in 1997 after undergoing open heart surgery 3 Don NortonNo 88Position EndPersonal informationBorn 1938 03 13 March 13 1938Iowa City Iowa U S 1 Died June 23 1997 1997 06 23 aged 59 Career informationHigh school Anamosa IA 2 College IowaNFL draft 1960 Round 5 Pick 56AFL draft 1960 Round 1Pick First Selections by the Minneapolis AFL team Career historyLos Angeles San Diego Chargers 1960 1966 Career highlights and awardsAFL champion 1963 2 AFL All Star 1961 1962 National champion 1958 First team All American 1959 First team All Big Ten 1959 Career NFL statisticsReceptions 228Receiving yards 3 486Touchdowns 27See also editOther American Football League playersReferences edit PLAYERS Don Norton NFL Retrieved 2011 09 23 Iowa High School Sports News by Sports Spotlight High School Off the Bench All Time Native Iowans in the NFL Retrieved 2014 11 24 OTL Football s first steroids team The 63 Chargers 28 January 2009 nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football wide receiver born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don Norton amp oldid 1225272280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
