Jerry NortonNorton, Jerry RayHeight: 5-11 Weight: 195 Born: May 17, 1931 Gilmer, TX Died: January 14, 2020 TX High School: Texarkana (TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Southern Methodist | |
| 1951 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| 1952 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| 1953 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1954 PHI NFL | 41 | RS-ROH | 12 | 12 |
| 1955 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1955 PHI NFL | 41 | LOH-ROH | 12 | 4 |
| 1956 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1956 PHI NFL | 42 | RS | 6 | 6 |
| 1957 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1957 PHI NFL | 41 | LS-P | 12 | 12 |
| 1958 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1958 PHI NFL | 41 | LS | 9 | 9 |
| 1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1959 CHIC NFL | 25 | LS-P | 12 | 9 |
| 1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1960 STL NFL | 25 | LS-P | 12 | 12 |
| 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1961 STL NFL | 25 | LS-P | 14 | 13 |
| 1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1962 DAL NFL | 25 | RS-LS | 14 | 13 |
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 23 | P-DB | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1964 GB NFL | 23 | P | 14 | 0 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 131 | 90 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/28/1954 | 1954 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1954 PHI NFL |
| Signed | 2/17/1954 | 1954 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1954 PHI NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/6/1956 | 1956 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1956 PHI NFL |
| Traded | 9/3/1959 | 1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1959 CHIC NFL |
| Traded | 9/4/1962 | 1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1962 DAL NFL |
| Released | 9/10/1963 | 1963 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1963 DAL NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 9/11/1963 | 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL |
| Retired | 1964 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1964 GB NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1954 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1955 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1955 PHI NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1957 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1957 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1961 STL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1962 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1954 PHI NFL | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1955 PHI NFL | 36 | 144 | 4.0 | 23t | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1957 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1957 PHI NFL | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1959 CHIC NFL | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1960 STL NFL | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1961 STL NFL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1964 GB NFL | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 47 | 341 | 7.3 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1955 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| 1957 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1957 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1955 PHI NFL | 11 | 125 | 11.4 | 36t | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 125 | 11.4 | 36t | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1954 PHI NFL | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 69t | 1 |
| 1955 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1955 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1956 PHI NFL | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1957 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1957 PHI NFL | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 99t | 1 |
| 1958 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1958 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1959 CHIC NFL | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 30 | 0 |
| 1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1960 STL NFL | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 26 | 0 |
| 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1961 STL NFL | 7 | 136 | 19.4 | 47t | 2 |
| 1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1962 DAL NFL | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 35 | 587 | 16.8 | 99t | 4 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1957 PHI NFL | 68 | 2798 | 41.1 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 351 | 2407 | 35.4 | |||
| 1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1959 CHIC NFL | 59 | 2650 | 44.9 | 60 | 0 | |||||||
| 1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1960 STL NFL | 39 | 1777 | 45.6 | 62 | 0 | |||||||
| 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1961 STL NFL | 85 | 3802 | 44.7 | 78 | 1 | 438 | ||||||
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 51 | 2279 | 44.7 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 220 | 1999 | 39.2 | |||
| 1964 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1964 GB NFL | 56 | 2365 | 42.2 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 397 | 1848 | 33.0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 358 | 15671 | 43.8 | 78 | 2 | 11 | 1406 | 6254 | 35.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1954 PHI NFL | 21 | 89 | 4.2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1955 PHI NFL | 20 | 33 | 1.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1957 PHI NFL | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1958 PHI NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1959 CHIC NFL | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 46 | 147 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1955 PHI NFL | 8 | 281 | 35.1 | 96t | 1 | ||||
| 1956 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1956 PHI NFL | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1957 PHI NFL | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1959 CHIC NFL | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 415 | 29.6 | 96t | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1954 PHI NFL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1955 PHI NFL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1957 PHI NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1959 CHIC NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1960 STL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1961 STL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1962 DAL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 0 |
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