Donald Farris Norton
Position: E
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: March 13, 1938 in Iowa City, IA
Died: June 23, 1997 in Cedar Rapids, IA
College: Iowa (school history)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 5th round (56th overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 37 (2578th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1960 | 22 | LAC | 88 | 14 | 25 | 414 | 16.6 | 5 | 69 | 1.8 | 29.6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 416 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1961* | 23 | SDG | SE | 88 | 14 | 47 | 816 | 17.4 | 6 | 52 | 3.4 | 58.3 | 816 | 6 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1962* | 24 | SDG | SE | 88 | 14 | 48 | 771 | 16.1 | 7 | 47 | 3.4 | 55.1 | 771 | 7 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1963 | 25 | SDG | SE | 88 | 7 | 21 | 281 | 13.4 | 1 | 36 | 3.0 | 40.1 | 281 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1964 | 26 | SDG | SE | 88 | 14 | 49 | 669 | 13.7 | 6 | 58 | 3.5 | 47.8 | 669 | 6 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1965 | 27 | SDG | SE | 88 | 14 | 34 | 485 | 14.3 | 2 | 61 | 2.4 | 34.6 | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 | -5.0 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 480 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1966 | 28 | SDG | 88 | 14 | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 18 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Career | 91 | 228 | 3486 | 15.3 | 27 | 69 | 2.5 | 38.3 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 2 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3483 | 27 | 5 | 41 | |||||
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| NumYrs | Players whose career was of similar quality and shape |
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| 3 | Cecil Turner, Doug Gabriel, Nate Washington, Aundra Thompson, Leslie Shepherd, Josh Reed, Qadry Ismail, Mac Haik, Eugene Goodlow, Ed Barker |
| 4 | Dez White, Doug Gabriel, Aundra Thompson, Josh Reed, Jerry LeVias, Dick Gordon, Charlie Jones, Art Graham, J.R. Wilburn, Kelvin Martin |
| 5 | Dez White, Josh Reed, Dick Gordon, Ron Morris, Kelvin Martin, Horace Copeland, Bob Newland, Jerry LeVias, Art Graham, Bob Scarpitto |
| 6 | Josh Reed, Art Graham, Bob Scarpitto, Golden Richards, Cedrick Wilson, Mikhael Ricks, Lam Jones, Dick Witcher, Charlie Joiner*, Carroll Dale |
| 7 | Art Graham, Bob Scarpitto, Golden Richards, Cedrick Wilson, Mikhael Ricks, Lam Jones, Pete Mandley, Pat Richter, Dick Witcher, Alfred Jackson |
| Career | Art Graham, Cedrick Wilson, Mikhael Ricks, Lam Jones, Pete Mandley, Golden Richards, Dick Witcher, Bob Scarpitto, Ron Morris, Jerry LeVias |
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