<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g90/ignacio713/01norton.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a> Jim Nornton, the all-time Houston Oilers franchise leader in interceptions, passed away June 12 in Garland, Texas. He was 68. Nornton, was an original member of the franchise after being drafted from Idaho in 1960. In his rookie season in 1960 as a backup saftey, the Oilers won the AFL title game 38-28 over the Chargers. In his second year, Nornton earned the starting job at safety and he helped the Oilers back to the title game in 1961. In a rematch, the Oilers again defeated the Chargers 10-3 as Nornton helped lead a stingy Houston defense. Nornton retired in 1969 and finished with 45 interceptions and as a four-time AFL All-Star. Nornton was also a punter and his 519 career punts ranks second all-time in franchise history. His number 43 jersey was the first ever retired by the Houston Oilers. "Jim was one of the great original Oilers and a major factor in the early success of our franchise," owner Bud Adams said. "He was well-respected as a player and as a person." A memorial service was scheduled for June 29 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Richardson, Texas. http://www.houstonist.com/2007/06/19/houston_oilers.php
RIP I'm such a huge Oilers fan. He was a little before my time, but still ... I LOVE playing Madden & being those old Oiler teams! He's obviously one of the guys in that strong secondary for the '62 team which I repeadedly use to beat the "Steel Curtain" Steelers. About the only way we could beat them.
i wish madden would use pics of the classic people and use names instead of numbers so I could know who was who, dadgum copyright
