Jim Norton
James Charles Norton
Born: October 20, 1938
Glendale, CA USA
Deceased: June 13, 2007
Garland, TX
Position: DB-P
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 190
College: Idaho
High School: Fullerton (CA)
Career: 1960-1968
Drafted: 1960 in Round 7, #75 overall by the Detroit Lions
Jim Norton played from 1960 to 1968 during his career with the Houston Oilers. Norton intercepted 45 passes for 592 yards in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Houston Oilers | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 20 | 0 |
Receiving:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AFL Houston Oilers | 48 | 1952 | 40.7 | 63 |
| 1962 | AFL Houston Oilers | 56 | 2298 | 41.0 | 55 |
| 1963 | AFL Houston Oilers | 65 | 2792 | 43.0 | 68 |
| 1964 | AFL Houston Oilers | 55 | 2267 | 41.2 | 79 |
| 1965 | AFL Houston Oilers | 85 | 3711 | 43.7 | 65 |
| 1966 | AFL Houston Oilers | 69 | 2908 | 42.1 | 65 |
| 1967 | AFL Houston Oilers | 71 | 3025 | 42.6 | 58 |
| 1968 | AFL Houston Oilers | 73 | 3008 | 41.2 | 64 |
| Totals | 522 | 21961 | 42.1 | 79 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL Houston Oilers | 9 | 150 | 16.7 | 36 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL Houston Oilers | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 36 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL Houston Oilers | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 37 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL Houston Oilers | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 18 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL Houston Oilers | 4 | 125 | 31.2 | 56 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Houston Oilers | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 26 | 1 |
| 1968 | AFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 592 | 13.2 | 56 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 | AFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1967 | AFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 13 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1961 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1961 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1962 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1962 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
