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.

Marty Norton
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Norton pictured in Centralian 1922, Central High School yearbook
Personal information
Born:(1901-11-11)November 11, 1901
Ely, Minnesota, U.S.
Died:October 8, 1977(1977-10-08) (aged 75)
Marin County, California, U.S.
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
Touchdowns:5
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
  1. "Marty Norton NFL Stats and Bio - Pro Football Archives". Archived from the original on 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2015-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "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. open access
  4. http://mpshistory.mpls.k12.mn.us/uploads/tribute_to_triumph_4.pdf Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "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. open access
  6. "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. open access
  8. "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.
  10. "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.
  • Profile at pro-football-reference.com
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