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Jim Norton

James Charles Norton

Position: DB-P
Height: 6-3    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: October 20, 1938 in Glendale, CA
College: Idaho

Career AV: 44 (1766th overall since 1950)

3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 7th round (75th overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft.

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Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P AV
1960 22 HOU LCB 43 13 0 4
1961 23 HOU LS 43 14 0 48 1952 63 0 40.7 5
1962* 24 HOU LS 43 14 0 56 2298 55 1 41.0 8
1963* 25 HOU LS 43 14 0 65 2792 68 0 43.0 7
1964 26 HOU P 43 14 0 55 2267 79 2 41.2 1
1965 27 HOU LS 43 14 0 85 3711 65 1 43.7 4
1966 28 HOU RS 43 14 0 69 2908 65 0 42.1 5
1967* 29 HOU RS 43 14 0 71 3025 58 1 42.6 14
1968 30 HOU P 43 14 0 73 3008 64 2 41.2 2
Career 125 0 522 21961 79 7 42.1 50

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1960 22 HOU LCB 43 13 0 1 0 0 0
1961 23 HOU LS 43 14 0 9 150 0 36
1962* 24 HOU LS 43 14 0 8 75 0 36
1963* 25 HOU LS 43 14 0 6 86 0 37
1964 26 HOU P 43 14 0 2 31 0 31
1965 27 HOU LS 43 14 0 7 52 0 18
1966 28 HOU RS 43 14 0 4 125 0 56 1 0 0 0
1967* 29 HOU RS 43 14 0 6 73 1 26 1 3 0 0
1968 30 HOU P 43 14 0 2 0 0 0
Career 125 0 45 592 1 56 2 3 0 0

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1960 22 HOU LCB 43 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.1 0.4 5 0 0
1963* 25 HOU LS 43 14 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 1.1 0.1 15 0 0
1967* 29 HOU RS 43 14 0 1 -7 0 -7 -7.0 -0.5 0.1 -7 0 1
1968 30 HOU P 43 14 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 1.4 0.1 20 0 0
Career 125 0 3 28 0 20 9.3 0.2 0.0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.0 0.0 33 0 2

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1967* 29 HOU RS 43 14 0 1 1 6
Career 125 0 1 1 6

Similar Players

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1962
1963
1967

Non-Offensive TDs

1967 AFL 1 (8)

Punts

1961 AFL 48 (8)
1962 AFL 56 (4)
1963 AFL 65 (5)
1964 AFL 55 (8)
1965 AFL 85 (1)
1966 AFL 69 (2)
1967 AFL 71 (4)
1968 AFL 73 (4)
Career 522 (78)

Punting Yds

1961 AFL 1952 (8)
1962 AFL 2298 (5)
1963 AFL 2792 (5)
1964 AFL 2267 (8)
1965 AFL 3711 (1)
1966 AFL 2908 (2)
1967 AFL 3025 (4)
1968 AFL 3008 (5)
Career 21961 (78)

Long Punt

1961 AFL 63 (6)
1962 AFL 55 (9)
1963 AFL 68 (2)
1964 AFL 79 (1/38)
1965 AFL 65 (6)
1966 AFL 65 (4)
1967 AFL 58 (8)
1968 AFL 64 (7)

Punts Blocked

1962 AFL 1 (1)
1964 AFL 2 (1/36)
1965 AFL 1 (2)
1967 AFL 1 (1)
1968 AFL 2 (1/36)
Career 7 (22)

Yds/Punt

1961 AFL 40.7 (5)
1962 AFL 41.0 (4)
1963 AFL 43.0 (3)
1964 AFL 41.2 (6)
1965 AFL 43.7 (3)
1966 AFL 42.1 (5)
1967 AFL 42.6 (4)
1968 AFL 41.2 (7)
Career 42.1 (85)

Fumbles Recovered

1967 AFL 3 (6)

Interceptions

1961 AFL 9 (2/76)
1962 AFL 8 (3)
1963 AFL 6 (6)
1965 AFL 7 (2)
1967 AFL 6 (6)
Career 45 (54)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1961 AFL 150 (5)
1963 AFL 86 (8)
1966 AFL 125 (5)
Career 592 (89)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1967 AFL 1 (6)

Long Intercep. Return

1966 AFL 56 (8)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1961NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL
1962Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-AFL
1967Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL