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Petti’s Norman, a former NFL tighten end, also known for organizing civil rights marches in the 1960s and 1970s, has died, announced Dalla’s cowboys on Monday. He was 86.
Norman played for cowboys from 1962 to 1970 and wrapped his career with San Diego Chargers and competed for them from 1971 to 1973.
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CEO Pettis B. Norman from Dallas, Texas-based PNI, was a star tight end for cowboys in the 1960s. (Rodger Mallison/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
“We take care of the adoption of the earlier tight end and civil rights lawyer Petti’s Norman,” Cowboys said in a statement sent on X. “Known for his selfless leadership, commitment to society and dedication to creating equal opportunities, we were incredibly proud and grateful to share his remarkable story recently.”
Norman participated in Johnson C. Smith University before being elected in the American Football League draft of Dallas Texans in 1962. He never played one down for the Texans until he joined cowboys.
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He was the first player from Johnson C. Smith University to play in the NFL.
“Johnson C. Smith University honors the life of Petti’s Norman ’62 – the first golden bull in the NFL,” the school said in a statement of X. “A Dallas Cowboy, Ciaa Hall of Famer and proud JCSU -Alumnus, he was more than an athlete – he was a trailblazer.
Norman’s civil rights lawyer was highlighted in a recent profile from cowboys.
He was one of the players who influenced the legendary head coach Tom Landry to change the way hotel rooms were distributed, which was originally after race.
The tight end of Petti’s Norman from chargers is pushed outside the bounds of defensive back Cornell Green from Dallas Cowboys at San Diego Stadium on November 5, 1972 in California. (James Flores/Getty Images)
“I tried to do what I could do, help change the kinds of things that society had been operating for so long,” Norman said earlier.
He was also the founder of Dalla’s Together Forum. HBCU Gameday described it as an initiative that helped influence Dallas companies to “improve minority’s employment practices and increase contracts for women and minority-owned companies.”
Norman played in 162 matches in the NFL. He caught 183 passports in 2,492 yards and 15 touchdowns.
