Pettis Norman

No. 84, 88

Position:

Tight end / Split end

Personal information

Date of birth:

January 4, 1939 (age 78)

Place of birth:

Lincolnton, Georgia

Height:

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

222 lb (101 kg)

Career information

High school:

West Charlotte (NC)

College:

Johnson C. Smith

AFL draft:

1962 / Round: 16 / Pick: 123

Career history

Dallas Cowboys (1962–1970)
San Diego Chargers (1971–1973)

Career highlights and awards

2× All-CIAA selection (1960, 1961)

Career NFL statistics

Games:	162
Player stats at NFL.com

Player stats at PFR

Games:	162
Player stats at NFL.com

Pettis Burch Norman (born January 4, 1939) is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the San Diego Chargers. He played college football at Johnson C. Smith University.

Norman attended West Charlotte High School where he made the team until his junior season and became a starter in his final year. He was going to enlist in the Air Force until he received a football scholarship from Johnson C. Smith University by then coach Eddie McGirt, without ever having seen him play.

He was named the starter and team MVP at split end as a freshman. He was a two-way player and became a two-time All-CIAA selection. As a senior he had a game with 5 receptions for 133 yards, 2 touchdowns and was credited with 14 tackles.

He also lettered in track and field, once posting a 9.7 seconds 100-yard dash. The university's annual award given to the school's most outstanding student-athlete is named after him.

In 1977, he was inducted into the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Hall of Fame.

Norman was selected by the Dallas Texans in the 16th round (123rd overall) of the 1962 AFL Draft, but he wasn't chosen in the NFL Draft, after dropping because the Texans spread rumors that they had already signed him to a contract. This situation influenced him to choose instead to play for the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent.

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