Donald Farris Norton (March 3, 1938 – June 23, 1997) was an American professional football player who was an end in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was selected by the newly formed AFL in 1960, playing seven seasons for the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers (1960–1966), making the AFL All-Star team in 1961 and 1962. After retiring, Norton began to experience health problems from steroid use, which was widespread in the teams he played on. He suffered a heart attack at the age of 59 and died in 1997 after undergoing open heart surgery.
AFL career statistics Legend Won the AFL championship Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1960 LAC 14 6 25 414 16.6 69 5 1961 SDG 14 14 47 816 17.4 52 6 1962 SDG 14 14 48 771 16.1 47 7 1963 SDG 7 6 21 281 13.4 36 1 1964 SDG 14 13 49 669 13.7 58 6 1965 SDG 14 12 34 485 14.3 61 2 1966 SDG 14 4 4 50 12.5 18 0 Career 91 69 228 3,486 15.3 69 27
Playoffs Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1960 LAC 1 1 6 55 9.2 18 0 1961 SDG 1 1 3 48 16.0 28 0 1963 SDG 1 1 2 44 22.0 30 1 1964 SDG 1 1 1 13 13.0 13 0 1965 SDG 1 1 1 35 35.0 35 0Career 5 5 13 195 15.0 35 1
See also List of American Football League players
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