Ken Norton - Revision history

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	*"I had a lot of help from upstairs-I believe that God helped me out quite a bit."		*"I had a lot of help from upstairs-I believe that God helped me out quite a bit."

	*"I believe more than likely I would have went back home [if had not become a boxer in the Marines] either finished school [college] and became a teacher or became a policeman."		*"I believe more than likely I would have went back home [if he had not become a boxer in the Marines] either finished school [college] and became a teacher or became a policeman."

	*"After I started exercising again [after retiring from boxing] my energy level went up I'd say 200% and I now feel much better mentally and physically."		*"After I started exercising again [after retiring from boxing] my energy level went up I'd say 200% and I now feel much better mentally and physically."

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	*"I had a lot of help from upstairs-I believe that God helped me out quite a bit."		*"I had a lot of help from upstairs-I believe that God helped me out quite a bit."

	*"I believe more than likely I would have went back home [if had not become a boxer] either finished school [college] and became a teacher or became a policeman.		*"I believe more than likely I would have went back home [if had not become a boxer in the Marines] either finished school [college] and became a teacher or became a policeman."

	*"After I started exercising again [after retiring from boxing] my energy level went up I'd say 200% and I now feel much better mentally and physically."		*"After I started exercising again [after retiring from boxing] my energy level went up I'd say 200% and I now feel much better mentally and physically."

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	*"Whatever you do in your life, always go the distance."		*"Whatever you do in your life, always go the distance."

			*"I am thinking only of the present. I deal with life as it goes. Sometimes you're dealt a good hand, and sometimes you get a bad one."

	*"Age is a state of mind."		*"Age is a state of mind."

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	[[File:Norton.Ken.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Ken Norton]]		[[File:Norton.Ken.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Ken Norton]]
	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1992<br>Modern Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/norton.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1992<br>Modern Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/norton.html click]]]
	~~[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]~~
	<boxer>000168</boxer>		<boxer>000168</boxer>
	'''Manager:''' [[Bob Biron]]~~<br>~~		*'''Manager:''' [[Bob Biron]]
	'''Trainers:''' [[Eddie Futch]] (1968-1973), [[Bill Slayton]] (1973-1981)~~<br>~~		*'''Trainers:''' [[Eddie Futch]] (1968-1973), [[Bill Slayton]] (1973-1981)
			*'''[[:Category:Ken Norton Gallery\|Ken Norton Gallery]]
	'''[[:Category:Ken Norton Gallery\|Ken Norton Gallery]]

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	'''Kenneth Howard Norton''' is a former [[WBC]] Heavyweight Champion. He is best known for his trilogy with three-time [[World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Muhammad Ali]].		'''Kenneth Howard Norton''' is a former [[WBC]] Heavyweight Champion. He is best known for his trilogy with three-time [[World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Muhammad Ali]].

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	==Awards & Recognition==		==Awards & Recognition==
	* 1977 [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year]]		* 1977 [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year]]
	* 1989 inductee into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]]
	* 1992 inductee into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]]		* 1992 inductee into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]]
	* 2004 inductee into the [[United States Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame]]		* 2004 inductee into the [[United States Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame]]
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	[[Category:American World Champions]]		[[Category:American World Champions]]
	[[Category:IBHOF Members]]		[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
	~~[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]~~
	[[Category:NABF Heavyweight Champions]]		[[Category:NABF Heavyweight Champions]]
	[[Category:Actors]]		[[Category:Actors]]
	[[Category:2013 Deaths]]		[[Category:2013 Deaths]]

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D-sp8xbZv0] YouTube Video: Ken Norton Highlights		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D-sp8xbZv0] YouTube Video: Ken Norton Highlights
	*[http://mydataboxingjournal.blogspot.com/search/label/Ken%20Norton%20Career%20Replay] Norton Tribute at The Data Boxing World
	*[http://www.blackpast.org/aah/norton-ken-1943] Norton's page at BlackPast.org		*[http://www.blackpast.org/aah/norton-ken-1943] Norton's page at BlackPast.org
	*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/knorton.htm] Norton's page at the Cyber Boxing Zone		*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/knorton.htm] Norton's page at the Cyber Boxing Zone

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	*"I believe more than likely I would have went back home [if had not become a boxer] either finished school [college] and became a teacher or became a policeman.		*"I believe more than likely I would have went back home [if had not become a boxer] either finished school [college] and became a teacher or became a policeman.

	*"After I started exercising again~~, jogging and riding the bike~~ [after retiring from boxing] my energy level went up I'd say 200% and I feel much better mentally and physically."		*"After I started exercising again [after retiring from boxing] my energy level went up I'd say 200% and I now feel much better mentally and physically."

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

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	Norton was born August 9, 1943, in Jacksonville, Illinois. He was an outstanding athlete at Jacksonville High School, participating in baseball, basketball, football and track. Norton was a member of the state championship football team and was selected to the all-state team on defense as a senior. His track coach regularly entered him in eight events. During a meet in the spring of 1961 against a powerhouse Decatur Eisenhower squad, Norton won six events and placed second in the other two. That result, and the vehement protests of the opposing coach, prompted the Illinois High School Association to adopt the "Ken Norton Rule," which limits participation of an athlete to a maximum of three track and field events.		Norton was born August 9, 1943, in Jacksonville, Illinois. He was an outstanding athlete at Jacksonville High School, participating in baseball, basketball, football and track. Norton was a member of the state championship football team and was selected to the all-state team on defense as a senior. His track coach regularly entered him in eight events. During a meet in the spring of 1961 against a powerhouse Decatur Eisenhower squad, Norton won six events and placed second in the other two. That result, and the vehement protests of the opposing coach, prompted the Illinois High School Association to adopt the "Ken Norton Rule," which limits participation of an athlete to a maximum of three track and field events.

	After graduating from high school, Norton went to Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University) on a football scholarship and studied elementary education. His play in football was hampered by a shoulder injury during his first year. During his sophomore year, still hampered by the shoulder injury, Norton walked away from football and decided that college was not for him. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1963. Norton said, "I believe the Marine way of life and thinking was the genesis of positive thinking for me." He also stated that academics should have been his No. 1 priority, not sports, and he would tell young people to get their education first. In an interview with ESPN in 1985, Norton said that after ~~his service with~~ the Marines he more than likely would have went back home, finished college and would have been a teacher or a policeman if he had not taken up boxing.		After graduating from high school, Norton went to Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University) on a football scholarship and studied elementary education. His play in football was hampered by a shoulder injury during his first year. During his sophomore year, still hampered by the shoulder injury, Norton walked away from football and decided that college was not for him. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1963. Norton said, "I believe the Marine way of life and thinking was the genesis of positive thinking for me." He also stated that academics should have been his No. 1 priority, not sports, and he would tell young people to get their education first. In an interview with ESPN in 1985, Norton said that after serving in the Marines he more than likely would have went back home, finished college and would have been a teacher or a policeman if he had not taken up boxing.

	Norton started boxing while he was in the Marines. He compiled an amateur record of 24-2 and won the All-Marine Heavyweight Championship three times. Norton won the U.S. trials for the 1967 Pan American Games, but another heavyweight was selected to represented the U.S. at the Games. Norton was told that his style, which included a "crab style" cross-armed defense similar to [[Archie Moore]], was not "international" enough. Norton never fought as an amateur again and turned professional in late 1967.		Norton started boxing while he was in the Marines. He compiled an amateur record of 24-2 and won the All-Marine Heavyweight Championship three times. Norton won the U.S. trials for the 1967 Pan American Games, but another heavyweight was selected to represented the U.S. at the Games. Norton was told that his style, which included a "crab style" cross-armed defense similar to [[Archie Moore]], was not "international" enough. Norton never fought as an amateur again and turned professional in late 1967.

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	Norton was born August 9, 1943, in Jacksonville, Illinois. He was an outstanding athlete at Jacksonville High School, participating in baseball, basketball, football and track. Norton was a member of the state championship football team and was selected to the all-state team on defense as a senior. His track coach regularly entered him in eight events. During a meet in the spring of 1961 against a powerhouse Decatur Eisenhower squad, Norton won six events and placed second in the other two. That result, and the vehement protests of the opposing coach, prompted the Illinois High School Association to adopt the "Ken Norton Rule," which limits participation of an athlete to a maximum of three track and field events.		Norton was born August 9, 1943, in Jacksonville, Illinois. He was an outstanding athlete at Jacksonville High School, participating in baseball, basketball, football and track. Norton was a member of the state championship football team and was selected to the all-state team on defense as a senior. His track coach regularly entered him in eight events. During a meet in the spring of 1961 against a powerhouse Decatur Eisenhower squad, Norton won six events and placed second in the other two. That result, and the vehement protests of the opposing coach, prompted the Illinois High School Association to adopt the "Ken Norton Rule," which limits participation of an athlete to a maximum of three track and field events.

	After graduating from high school, Norton went to Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University) on a football scholarship and studied elementary education. His play in football was hampered by a shoulder injury during his first year. During his sophomore year, still hampered by the shoulder injury, Norton walked away from football and decided that college was not for him. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1963. Norton said, "I believe the Marine way of life and thinking was the genesis of positive thinking for me." He also stated that academics should have been his No. 1 priority, not sports, and he would tell young people to get their education first. In an interview with ESPN in 1985, Norton said that would have ~~become~~ a teacher or a policeman if he had not taken up boxing.		After graduating from high school, Norton went to Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University) on a football scholarship and studied elementary education. His play in football was hampered by a shoulder injury during his first year. During his sophomore year, still hampered by the shoulder injury, Norton walked away from football and decided that college was not for him. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1963. Norton said, "I believe the Marine way of life and thinking was the genesis of positive thinking for me." He also stated that academics should have been his No. 1 priority, not sports, and he would tell young people to get their education first. In an interview with ESPN in 1985, Norton said that after his service with the Marines he more than likely would have went back home, finished college and would have been a teacher or a policeman if he had not taken up boxing.

	Norton started boxing while he was in the Marines. He compiled an amateur record of 24-2 and won the All-Marine Heavyweight Championship three times. Norton won the U.S. trials for the 1967 Pan American Games, but another heavyweight was selected to represented the U.S. at the Games. Norton was told that his style, which included a "crab style" cross-armed defense similar to [[Archie Moore]], was not "international" enough. Norton never fought as an amateur again and turned professional in late 1967.		Norton started boxing while he was in the Marines. He compiled an amateur record of 24-2 and won the All-Marine Heavyweight Championship three times. Norton won the U.S. trials for the 1967 Pan American Games, but another heavyweight was selected to represented the U.S. at the Games. Norton was told that his style, which included a "crab style" cross-armed defense similar to [[Archie Moore]], was not "international" enough. Norton never fought as an amateur again and turned professional in late 1967.

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	*"I believe more than likely I would have went back home [if had not become a boxer] either finished school [college] and became a teacher or became a policeman.		*"I believe more than likely I would have went back home [if had not become a boxer] either finished school [college] and became a teacher or became a policeman.

	*"After I started exercising again [after retiring from boxing] my energy level went up I'd say 200% and I feel much better mentally and physically."		*"After I started exercising again, jogging and riding the bike [after retiring from boxing] my energy level went up I'd say 200% and I feel much better mentally and physically."

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

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Trivia

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	* Norton, a proponent of motivational author Napoleon Hill's writings, received the "Napoleon Hill Foundation Award" for positive thinking in 1973.		* Norton, a proponent of motivational author Napoleon Hill's writings, received the "Napoleon Hill Foundation Award" for positive thinking in 1973.
	* Norton was named "Father of the Year" by ''The Los Angeles Sentinel'', ''The Los Angeles Times'' and the West Coast Father's Day Committee.		* Norton was named "Father of the Year" by ''The Los Angeles Sentinel'', ''The Los Angeles Times'' and the West Coast Father's Day Committee.
	* Norton starred in several movies and was a TV and radio boxing analyst. He also appeared on numerous TV series, including a 1983 episode of ''The A-Team'' and a 1986 episode of ''Knight Rider''.		* Norton starred in several movies and was a TV and radio boxing analyst. He also appeared on numerous TV series, including a 1983 episode of ''The A-Team'' and a 1986 episode of ''Knight Rider'' and was a member of the Sports Illustrated Speakers Bureau. Norton continued making TV, radio and public speaking appearances until suffering injuries in a near-fatal car accident in 1986. It left him with slow and slurred speech.
	*The character of Apollo Creed in [[Rocky (Film)\|''Rocky'']] was going to be played by Norton, but he pulled out to participate in the [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] sports competition show ''[[Wikipedia:Superstars\|The Superstars]]''.		*The character of Apollo Creed in [[Rocky (Film)\|''Rocky'']] was going to be played by Norton, but he pulled out to participate in the [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] sports competition show ''[[Wikipedia:Superstars\|The Superstars]]''.
	* The [[:File:98Holiday.jpg\|1998 Holiday Issue]] of ''[[Ring Magazine\|The Ring]]'' ranked Norton as the 22nd [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|Greatest Heavyweight of All-Time]].		* The [[:File:98Holiday.jpg\|1998 Holiday Issue]] of ''[[Ring Magazine\|The Ring]]'' ranked Norton as the 22nd [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|Greatest Heavyweight of All-Time]].