Jerry Norton began his professional football career in 1954 with the Philadelphia Eagles, starting as a Safety, then playing halfback before returning to safety.  Norton was also an excellent Punter, and in 1957 he would lead the league in Punts and Punting Yards.  He was traded to the Chicago Cardinals (which would become the St. Louis Cardinals) before 1959, where he played safety and Punter, and he continued a five-year streak of Pro Bowls that began in Philadelphia.  Norton again led the NFL in Punts and Punting Yards in 1960, the same season he led the league in Interceptions (10).  He would accumulate 35 picks in total.

Late in his career as a Green Bay Packer, he would act solely as a Punter.

From SMU's football factory, Jerry Mays chose to stay in his home state with the Dallas Texans, who drafted him in the 5^th Round of the 1961 Draft.  The Minnesota Vikings of the NFL chose him in the 11^th Round.

The defensive tackle helped Dallas win the AFL Championship in 1962, and after the team relocated to Kansas City, he again helped his squad win two more AFL titles and their first-ever Super Bowl.  Mays was named to the All-AFL Team and was a six-time AFL All-Star, as well as a Pro Bowl Selection in 1970.  Mays was also a two-time First Team All-Pro and one of the most agile defensive linemen in the AFL.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame will likely elude him, but he earned a place years ago in the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame.