Jerry Norton began his professional football career in 1954 with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he started as a Safety, then performed as a Half Back, then back to Safety again. Norton was also an excellent Punter, and in 1957 he would lead the league in Punts and Punting Yards. He would be traded to the Chicago Cardinals (which would become the St. Louis Cardinals) before 1959 and was affixed at Safety and Punter, and he would continue on a five-year streak of Pro Bowls that he began in Philadelphia. Norton would again lead the NFL in Punts and Punting Yards in 1960, which was the same season he led the league in Interceptions (10). He would accumulate 35 picks in total.
First Team All-Pro (1) (1960)
Pro Bowl (5) (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 & 1961)
Highest Approximate Value (1) (1960)
Most Punts (2) (1957 & 1961)
Most Punting Yards (2) (1957 & 1961)
Most Yards per Punt (1) (1960)
Most Interceptions (1) (1960)
Top Ten Finishes: Approximate Value (2) (1960 & 1961)
Top Ten Finishes: Punt Returns (2) (1954 & 1955)
Top Ten Finishes: Punt Return Yards (1) (1954)
Top Ten Finishes: Yards per Punt Return (1) (1954)
Top Ten Finishes: Returns (1) (1955)
Top Ten Finishes: Punts (4) (1957, 1959, 1961 & 1964)
Top Ten Finishes: Punting Yards (5) (1957, 1959, 1961, 1963 & 1964)
Top Ten Finishes: Yards per Punt (5) (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961 & 1963)
Top Ten Finishes: Fumble Recoveries (3) (1954, 1957 & 1962)
Top Ten Finishes: Interceptions (2) (1960 & 1961)
Top Ten Finishes: Interception Return Yards (4) (1954, 1957, 1960 & 1961)
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