Don Norton
Don Norton
Donald Farris Nortonis a former American football end in the American Football League. He played college football at the University of Iowa and was drafted by the newly formed AFL in 1960, playing seven seasons for the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers, making the AFL All-Star team in 1961 and 1962. After retiring, Norton began to experience health problems from steroid use, which was widespread in the teams he played on. He suffered a heart attack at the age of 59...
gives happens learn mistakes rest tie turnaround
I don't know what happens the rest of the game, but that was a big turnaround for us. If we tie it there, it gives us a little more confidence. Those are the kind of mistakes we'll learn to avoid.
good hit
Some years it probably would because you're hit with a lot of injuries. Some years, it's probably not so good because you don't want to (break) your routine.
oh tough
What is it they say? Oh yeah, 'Welcome to the big time,' ... This was a tough one, that's for sure.
defense happy hitting kept known nice past playing plays potent second tough
This was a potent offense, but our defense made some nice plays and kept hitting hard. I was really happy to see that we kept playing them tough in the second half. Stagg has been known in the past for tough defenses, and I think it will be the same this year.
experience good learning playing prepared
We're so young, and we were playing a very good team. They are always good, and they are always well prepared and well coached. It was a learning experience for us, but I know we'll get better.