Don Norton American football player

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 59 and died in 1997 after undergoing open heart surgery.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 13, 1938
Birth place
Iowa City Iowa
Date of deathJune 23, 1997

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American football player

Career start1960
Career end1966
Draft pick
56
(By the Philadelphia Eagles)
Draft round5
Draft year1960
Position
End (American football)
teams
American Football League

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