Marty Norton
Martin William Norton (né Muhvich; November 11, 1901 – October 8, 1977) was a player in the National Football League.[1][2][3] He first played for the Minneapolis Marines during the 1922 NFL season. After a season away from the NFL, he re-joined the Marines for the 1924 NFL season. The next season, he played with the Green Bay Packers. He was also a member of the team for the next three seasons, but did not see any playing time during the season.
![]() Norton pictured in Centralian 1922, Central High School yearbook | |||
Personal information | |||
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Born: | Ely, Minnesota, U.S. | November 11, 1901||
Died: | October 8, 1977 75) Marin County, California, U.S. | (aged||
Height: | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Weight: | 178 lb (81 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Minneapolis (MN) Central | ||
College: | Hamline | ||
Position: | Back | ||
Career history | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Norton was captain of the football, basketball and tennis teams while he attended Central High School in Minneapolis (class of 1921).[4] He coached the Minneapolis Globe Trotters basketball team in the 1920s. In 1925, he was named the coach of the basketball team at Ripon College. He was also an assistant coach to Carl Doehling on Ripon's football team.[5][6] Norton also played on the Minneapolis Whiz Bangs basketball team (also serving as captain), a basketball team from Appleton, Wisconsin, a football team from Ironwood, Michigan, and the Muscatine Muskies basketball team.[7][8][9][10]
References
- "Marty Norton NFL Stats and Bio - Pro Football Archives". Archived from the original on 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Former Grid Star Fined In Court At Green Bay". Ironwood Daily Globe. Ironwood, Michigan. January 12, 1928. p. 8. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- http://mpshistory.mpls.k12.mn.us/uploads/tribute_to_triumph_4.pdf Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- "Blues Big Rival Has Good Staff". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. October 22, 1925. p. 17. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Marty Norton Will Coach Ripon Cagers". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. September 23, 1925. p. 13. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ironwood Daily Globe from Ironwood, Michigan on October 5, 1923 · Page 12". newspapers.com. 5 October 1923. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "Ironwood Daily Globe from Ironwood, Michigan on January 21, 1925 · Page 8". newspapers.com. 21 January 1925. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
External links
- Profile at pro-football-reference.com