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American football player (1943–2013)

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Rick Norton
No. 11
Born:(1943-11-16)November 16, 1943
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died:July 25, 2013(2013-07-25) (aged 69)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Quarterback
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
CollegeKentucky
AFL draft1966, round: 1, pick: 2
Drafted byMiami Dolphins
NFL draft1966, round: 2, pick: 25
Drafted byCleveland Browns
Career history
As player
(1966–1969)AFL Miami Dolphins
(1970)NFL Green Bay Packers
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
TD–INT7–30
Passing yards1,815
Passer rating30.0

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). 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.

See also

References

  1. "Rick Norton Stats". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  2. "Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears - December 13, 1970". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
Kentucky Wildcats starting quarterbacks
  • Smith Alford (1895)
  • Roscoe Severs (1897)
  • Herman Scholtz (1901)
  • W. H. Grady (1903)
  • Presley Atkins (1904–1905)
  • Neville Stone (1906–1907)
  • Shelby Post (1908)
  • Jake Gaiser (1910)
  • Les Guyn (1911)
  • Abe Roth (1912)
  • Parks (1911–1914)
  • Paul Hite (1914)
  • Doc Rodes (1915–1916)
  • Craig Riddle (1917)
  • Bobby Lavin (1919–1921)
  • Turner Gregg (1922–1924)
  • Gayle Mohney (1925–1927)
  • Elmer Gilb (1928)
  • Carey Spicer (1929–1931)
  • Ralph Kercheval (1932)
  • Jack Jean (1933)
  • Norris McMillin (1934–1935)
  • Vincent Robinson (1936–1937)
  • Joe Shepherd (1938–1939)
  • Phil Cutchin (1941–1942, 1946)
  • George Blanda (1946–1948)
  • Babe Parilli (1949–1951)
  • Steve Meilinger (1952)
  • Bob Hardy (1953–1955)
  • Delmar Hughes (1956)
  • Lowell Hughes (1957–1959)
  • Jerry Eisaman (1960)
  • Jerry Woolum (1960–1962)
  • Rick Norton (1963–1965)
  • Terry Beadles (1966)
  • Dave Bair (1967–1968)
  • Bernie Scruggs (1969–1971)
  • James McKay (1972)
  • Mike Fanuzzi (1973–1974)
  • Cliff Hite (1974–1975)
  • Derrick Ramsey (1976–1977)
  • Larry McCrimmon (1978; 1980)
  • Terry Henry (1979)
  • Randy Jenkins (1980–1983)
  • Doug Martin (1982)
  • Bill Ransdell (1984–1986)
  • Kevin Dooley (1985–1987)
  • Glenn Fohr (1987–1988)
  • Freddie Maggard (1989–1990)
  • Brad Smith (1990–1991)
  • Pookie Jones (1991–1993)
  • Antonio O'Ferral (1993–1994)
  • Jeff Speedy (1994–1995)
  • Billy Jack Haskins (1995–1996)
  • Tim Couch (1996–1998)
  • Dusty Bonner (1999)
  • Jared Lorenzen (2000–2003)
  • Shane Boyd (2001–2004)
  • Andre' Woodson (2004–2007)
  • Mike Hartline (2008–2010)
  • Randall Cobb (2008)
  • Morgan Newton (2009–2012)
  • Maxwell Smith (2011–2013)
  • Matt Roark (2011)
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  • Patrick Towles (2014–2015)
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  • Kaiya Sheron (2022)
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  • Devin Leary (2023)
  • Brock Vandagriff (2024)
  • Cutter Boley (2024)
Cleveland Browns 1966 NFL draft selections
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