Career
He played college football at the University of Iowa and was drafted by the newly formed American Federation of Labor-Congress in 1960, playing seven seasons for the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers (1960–1966), making the American Federation of Labor-Congress 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.