Rick Norton

{{Short description|American football player (1943–2013)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|11|16}}

| birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|7|25|1943|11|16}}

| death_place = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

| team =

| number = 11

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| position1 = Quarterback

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 200

| college = Kentucky

| AFLDraftedYear = 1966

| AFLDraftedRound = 1

| AFLDraftedPick = 2

| AFLDraftedTeam = Miami Dolphins

| NFLDraftedYear = 1966

| NFLDraftedRound = 2

| NFLDraftedPick = 25

| NFLDraftedTeam = Cleveland Browns

| playing_years1 = (1966–1969)

| playing_team1 = AFL Miami Dolphins

| playing_years2 = (1970)

| playing_team2 = NFL Green Bay Packers

| career_highlights =

• Second-team All-American (1965)

| statlabel1 = TD–INT

| statvalue1 = 7–30

| statlabel2 = Passing yards

| statvalue2 = 1,815

| statlabel3 = Passer rating

| statvalue3 = 30.0

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Richard Eugene Norton (November 16, 1943 – July 25, 2013) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback. He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats before playing with the American Football League (AFL)'s Miami Dolphins from 1966 to 1969, and one game for the National Football League (NFL)'s Green Bay Packers in 1970.{{Cite web | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NortRi00.htm | website = pro-football-reference.com | access-date = October 20, 2023 | title = Rick Norton Stats}} He died of natural causes on July 25, 2013.

Norton holds the distinction of throwing the last professional touchdown pass at Wrigley Field. It came on a 29-yard pass to John Hilton in the fourth quarter of a 35–17 Chicago Bears victory over Norton's Packers on December 13, 1970.{{Cite web | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197012130chi.htm | title = Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears - December 13, 1970 | website = pro-football-reference.com | access-date = October 20, 2023 }}