Jerry Norton
Jerry Ray Norton
Born: May 16, 1931
Gilmer, TX USA
Position: DB-HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195
College: SMU
High School: Texarkana (TX)
Career: 1954-1964
Drafted: 1954 in Round 7, #81 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Jerry Norton played from 1954 to 1964 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Cardinals. Norton ran for 341 yards in his career on 47 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 11 passes for 125 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 36 | 144 | 4.0 | 23 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 61 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 47 | 341 | 7.3 | 61 | 1 |
Receiving:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 68 | 2798 | 41.1 | 63 |
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 59 | 2650 | 44.9 | 60 |
| 1960 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 39 | 1777 | 45.6 | 62 |
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 3802 | 44.7 | 78 |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 51 | 2279 | 44.7 | 61 |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 56 | 2365 | 42.2 | 61 |
| Totals | 358 | 15671 | 43.8 | 78 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 21 | 89 | 4.2 | 18 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 20 | 33 | 1.6 | 13 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 147 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 281 | 35.1 | 96 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 415 | 29.6 | 96 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 69 | 1 |
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 99 | 1 |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 30 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 26 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 136 | 19.4 | 47 | 2 |
| 1962 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 587 | 16.8 | 99 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1962 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1958 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
