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  Ken Norton (American football player) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Norton Jr., a graduate of Westchester High School in California, went on to obtain his bachelor's degree in sociology at UCLA, where he played for the UCLA Bruins as a linebacker from 1984-1987.
Norton finished his 13 NFL seasons with 12 sacks and 5 interceptions, which he returned for 127 yards and a 2 touchdowns.
Norton is also the son of former heavyweight boxer Ken Norton.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ken_Norton_Jr   (305 words)

  
 Ken Norton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As a result, the "Ken Norton Rule" was instituted in Illinois high school sports which limits participation of an athlete to a maximum of three track and field events.
Norton remains unique among all heavyweight champions, as he is still the only holder of a World Heavyweight Championship to have never won a single world title fight.
Norton went on to act in motion pictures until suffering injuries in an auto accident which resulted in temporary brain and permanent physical damage.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ken_Norton   (583 words)

  
 IBHOF / Ken Norton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
EN NORTON was a fixture in the heavyweight ranks during a time that many consider the finest era of the division.
Norton, who turned pro in 1967, burst onto the scene in 1973 when he earned a split decision and the NABF heavyweight title with a 12-round decision over Muhammad Ali, which was only Ali's second loss.
His son, Ken Norton Jr., is a star linebacker in the NFL and has won Super Bowl titles with the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers.
www.ibhof.com /norton.htm   (371 words)

  
 49ers Paradise Ken Norton Jr Biography
Norton was a leader both on and off the field, and will be remembered as one of the hardest hitting men in football.
Ken's actions both on and off the field have contributed to him becoming one of the all-time great 49ers, who is destined for the Hall Of Fame shortly after he steps away from football.
Norton is married to Angela, and the two have two daughters Brittney and Sabrina as well as a son Ken Norton III.
www.49ersparadise.com /biographies/norton.shtml   (990 words)

  
 NFL.com - NFL Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Norton Jr., is featured alongside former NFL linebacker Seth Joyner and host Rich Eisen on the signature show of NFL Network airing Monday through Friday at 8 p.m.
Norton led his teams in tackles for the last nine years of his career and was the Cowboys' second-round draft choice in 1988 from UCLA.
Norton Jr., was a frequent contributor on local television and radio shows during his playing days in Dallas and San Francisco and has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, Arliss, The Adventures of Brisco County and High Treason.
www.nfl.com /nflnetwork/norton_ken   (300 words)

  
 Ken Norton
Ken went on to beat Jimmy Young and when Leon Spink didn't fight them, Ken Norton was given the Heavyweight Championship W.B.C. in 1979.
Ken is a family man. He is proud of all five of his children.
Ken Norton Jr is the only football player in history to have won 3 consecutive Super bowl championships with 2 separate teams.
www.kennorton.com /about.htm   (728 words)

  
 The Official Web Site of Ken Norton : Boxing Legend
Ken's overall success, he believes, is based on pushing himself to the limit and being the best that he can possibly be.
Norton's professional ring career began in 1967 at the age of 23, and it was six years later that he finally got his shot at the title.
Norton, as mentioned is currently working on a movie of his colorful unblemished life and a new book deal as well as making international appearances, speaking engagements and has resurrected his authenticated exceptional line of memorabilia that comes with an authorized label.
www.kennorton.com   (847 words)

  
 Ken Norton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Norton was not a small man, at the height of 6 feet 3 inches and weighing 220 pounds, with a proportional physique.
Norton fought Larry Holmes in 1978, and this bouts as well as Ken Norton go on as underrated in the eyes of the boxing public.
Norton and Holmes had the judges confused, and the bout resulting in a tie going into the 15th round.
www.wvu.edu /~physed/blacksports/fall2002/kennorton.htm   (269 words)

  
 CNN/SI - NFL Football - 49ers' Norton pursuing degree, not QBs this summer - Sunday July 19, 1998 12:41 PM
Norton has long turned heads as a standout on the field, first with the Bruins, then the Cowboys and now the 49ers.
Norton's wife, Angela, says her husband has worked hard to be more of a role model -- not for his fans, but for his three children.
Norton comes from a family where athletic achievement and the fame that comes with it is nothing new.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/nfl/news/1998/07/19/norton_package   (748 words)

  
 Boxer Ken Norton
Norton fought Ali three times and handed "The Greatest" the second defeat of his career, the result of a jaw fracturing punch in the first round.
Norton turned pro in 1967 at the relatively advanced age of 24 with a knockout of Grady Brazell.
Norton was awarded the WBC heavyweight title when Leon Spinks refused to honor an agreement to defend his title against Norton.
www.championboxingclub.com /box_ken_norton.htm   (898 words)

  
 CBC Sports Online: Top 10: Father and Son sport stars
Ralph Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
The Earnhardts – Ralph, Dale and Dale Jr.
Ken Norton Jr., was a key member of the Dallas Cowboys dynasty that won back-to-back Super Bowls in the early 1990s and was one of the best linebackers of his day.
www.cbc.ca /sports/columns/top10/fathersandsons.html   (2236 words)

  
 Player Bio: Ken Norton Jr. :: Football
Ken Norton Jr., one of the premier linebackers in NFL and collegiate history, is in his third year on the USC staff, including his second as a full-time assistant working with the linebackers (he was promoted in February of 2005).
Norton Jr., 39, spent 13 years playing in the NFL, first with the Dallas Cowboys for 6 seasons (1988-93) and then 7 years with the San Francisco 49ers (1994-2000).
His father, Ken Sr., is the former world heavyweight boxing champion and played football at Northeast Missouri State.
usctrojans.cstv.com /sports/m-footbl/mtt/nortonjr_ken00.html   (345 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Going the Distance : The Ken Norton Story: Books: Marshall Terrill,Ken Norton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Norton, the likeable former Marine whose crossed-arm, off-kilter style gave Muhammad Ali fits in their three close fights in the 1970s, was briefly heavyweight champion himself before losing in a rousing battle with Larry Holmes.
Norton emerged from the TV death watch and recovered enough to tell his story and see his son, Ken Norton Jr., become a star in the NFL.
Ken Norton was a terrific competitor of that era, and I expected his book to be an exciting retelling of his experiences of that era.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1582612250?v=glance   (2213 words)

  
 Former Niner Norton hosting football camp at LAHS -- Los Altos Town Crier
Norton wants to teach teens not only about football, but also that there's more to life than football.
Norton figured the best way to get this message across to kids was through football camps.
Norton spent 13 seasons as one of these stars, ranking among the best inside linebackers of his era.
latc.com /2003/06/17/sports/news02.html   (445 words)

  
 49ers' Norton to Fight - New York Times
KEN NORTON JR., already established as a top National Football League linebacker, is getting into his father's line of work.
The San Francisco 49ers star and son of the former heavyweight champion is to compete this week in a Dallas Golden Gloves tournament.
Norton, 30, who has never boxed before but has used the goal post as a punching bag when celebrating on the football field, is 6 feet 2 inches and 245 pounds.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E2DC1E3FF93BA25751C0A961958260   (82 words)

  
 Ken Norton - Biography, Photos, and more - Moviefone
Heavyweight boxer Ken Norton is most famous for having defeated Muhammed Ali in a highly publicized 1973 match.
In 1973, the 6' 2 ¾", 220 pound Ken Norton made boxing history when he met Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight title, and won, breaking Ali's jaw in the...
As a result, the "Ken Norton Rule" was instituted in...
movies.aol.com /celebrity/ken-norton/53076/main   (140 words)

  
 San Francisco 49ers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Norton refuses to concede that Saturday's game at Denver is likely his last with San Francisco, where he has played every game in the last seven seasons and been a fixture on a young team short on veteran role models.
Norton wasn't included, although he was the only defensive player introduced to the crowd during pregame introductions.
Norton isn't so much a link to the 49ers' glory days as a reminder of the team's desperate quest in the mid-1990s to squeeze one more Super Bowl title out of their run.
www.usatoday.com /sports/nfl/niners/tues.htm   (759 words)

  
 Boxing: RSR Spends a Day with Former Heavyweight Champ, Ken Norton
Norton at the time, was a single father with his son, (three time Super Bowl Champion) Ken Norton, JR.
Ken beat Ali by a split decision the first time they met to win the NABF Heavyweight title, breaking Ali’s jaw in the process.
For Ken Norton this was different, he had to fight twice, once in the ring and another time for his life.
www.ringsidereport.com /Ramos8182005.htm   (1221 words)

  
 Texas Sports News
Ken Norton Jr., the San Francisco 49ers star and son of the former heavyweight champion, sued in state district court Wednesday, seeking a temporary restraining order to allow him to box this week in a regional Golden Gloves tournament in Dallas.
USA Boxing on Tuesday rejected Norton's bid to enter the tournament in the novice super-heavyweight division, saying it would set a bad precedent to allow a professional football player to compete in the amateur event.
Norton didn't want to damage his reputation as a "levelheaded, good-natured, well-intentioned person" by persisting with the lawsuit, Stone said.
www.texnews.com /texsports97/norton022197.html   (313 words)

  
 Anchor heading to New Orleans
Norton is looking forward to heading to the eye of the Katrina storm with a new sense of journalism purpose.
Norton and her husband, Mario, are expecting their second child.
Norton is the cousin of famed boxer Ken Norton and his son, former San Francisco 49ers star Ken Norton Jr., and she sees them every other year at family reunions.
www.al.com /entertainment/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/114338264230990.xml&coll=1   (506 words)

  
 CBS News | 'Niners Nervous About Sunday | December 13, 1999 05:18:49
Norton and the rest of the 49ers resumed practicing Wednesday, the first time they convened since Monday night's 31-7 victory over the New York Giants in which San Francisco's star defensive tackle suffered fractures to both bones in his lower right leg.
Young and Norton were closing in from opposite directions to tackle the scrambling Kent Graham.
Norton left immediately after Monday night's game and stayed with Young at the hospital until 4 a.m.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/1998/12/03/archive/main24275.shtml   (504 words)

  
 Should Ken Norton be in the Hall of Fame | TheSweetScience.com Boxing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Ken began his career in a promising fashion reeling off an unbeaten streak against mediocre opposition.
Norton was ranked but no one gave him a chance when he met ex-champion Muhammad Ali in March of 1973.
Ken Norton was a very good heavyweight, make no mistake about it.
www.thesweetscience.com /boxing-article/1223/should-ken-norton-hall-fame   (1155 words)

  
 Official site of the Pittsburgh Steelers - Article
Ken Norton: How important is Jerome to the team and what can we expect to see from him this year?
That remains to be seen but I think his career should be looked upon as a Pittsburgh Steeler and we’re glad to be able to fit him under the system and brining back into our camp.
Ken Norton, Jr.: After you signed Staley you had to release the guy you anointed as your starter last year, Amos Zereoue.
media3.steelers.com /article/42140   (1281 words)

  
 Daily Trojan
A key member of the back-to-back NFL champion Dallas Cowboys in 1993 and 1994, and starter on the 1995 NFL champion San Francisco 49ers, Norton was a part of three Superbowl-winning teams that won the big game by a combined score of 131-56.
But as he stood on the field with his wife and three children at Pro Player Stadium as USC players celebrated their 55-19 drubbing of Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, the Trojans' graduate assistant coach couldn't help but marvel at the display he had just been a part of.
Norton was just one of many former and current NFL players, along with several celebrities, who praised the Trojans after they locked up the BCS national championship with a decisive knockout of the second-ranked Sooners.
www.dailytrojan.com /media/paper679/news/2005/01/11/Sports/Orange.Bowl.A.Family.Affair-831605.shtml   (352 words)

  
 Steve Sarkisian Returns To USC As Quarterbacks Coach :: Ken Norton Jr. also elevated to full-time assistant working ...
Steve Sarkisian has returned to USC as quarterbacks coach, while Ken Norton Jr.
Norton will continue to handle the linebackers with fellow full-time assistant Rocky Seto.
The 38-year-old Norton, one of the premier linebackers in NFL and collegiate history, joined the Trojan staff in February of 2004 and spent this past season as a graduate assistant working with the linebackers.
usctrojans.cstv.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020905aac.html   (948 words)

  
 Young's Loss Saddens and Sickens 49ers / Norton not certain he delivered blow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Ken Norton was peeling himself off the muddy turf, close enough to hear his friend's blood-curdling screams, and he knew instantly that the football player's worst nightmare had struck someone again.
Replays clearly show it was Norton's helmet which drove into Young's shin in that horrifying play with 7 minutes, 25 seconds remaining in last night's 31-7 49ers' victory over the New York Giants.
In a cruel twist of misfortune, it also was Norton's helmet which crashed into McCallum's leg in that ugly Monday night game of Sept. 5, 1994, when the 49ers defeated the Raiders at Candlestick Park.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/12/01/SP89141.DTL   (664 words)

  
 Ken Norton Jr. has third straight Super Bowl victory - first player ever with three consecutive titles, one with the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Norton, who chocked up back-to-back Super Bowl rings with the Dallas Cowboys in 1993 and 1994, is now the first player ever to win the coveted rings three straight years thanks to a 49-26 win by the 49ers over the San Diego Chargers (Jet, Feb. 13).
And the fact that I've been able to keep fighting and be a part of championship teams is a special feeling," Norton explained in the New York Daily News.
Norton, who spent six seasons in Dallas prior to coming to San Francisco, remembers the 1-15 season and the 3-13 campaign there prior to finding super fortune.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n15_v87/ai_16553083   (300 words)

  
 ken * Advanced Information Systems Engineering Proceedings...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Ken Cohens Guide to Healthy Breathing A Practical Course in Breathing Techniques to Rejuvenate and Transform Your Life.
Ken Em A Biography of Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson.
Ken Allens guide to upland bird hunting a complete guide to grouse, woodcock, pheasant hunting in New England.
www.bookauthor.de /bookuuuken.html   (1429 words)

  
 Boxing: RSR Visits with Former WBC Heavyweight Champion, Ken Norton
Using this criterion, former heavyweight champ Ken Norton is one of the best that has ever laced up a pair of gloves.
Ken fought in what is widely considered to be the best heavyweight era that the sport has ever seen.
Shortly after this fight, Norton was awarded the WBC title as Leon Spinks chose to defend against Muhammad Ali instead of Norton, who was their #1 contender), Jerry Quarry, and Duane Bobick.
ringsidereport.com /Wilbur4142005.htm   (1966 words)

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