Basic Information About Ken Norton
| Category | Athletes › Boxers |
|---|---|
| Professions | Professional Boxer, Sports commentator, Actor |
| Net worth | $5,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1943-08-09 |
| Place of birth | Jacksonville |
| Date of death | 2013-09-18 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | 25 April - Rose Conant ( 2012 - 18 September 2013) (his death) 5 August - Jacqueline Halton ( 1977 - 2000) (2 children) 26 February - Jeannette Brinson ( 1966 - 1968) (divorced) (1 child) |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Ken Norton win?
 Oscar |
 Golden Globe |
 Golder Raspberry |
 BAFTA |
 Other |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Norton roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Mandingo | Mede |
| Dirty Work | Ken Norton |
| Knight Rider | Bo Keeler 1 episode, 1986 |
| Cover Up | Brad 1 episode, 1985 |
| The A-Team | Jackhammer Jackson 1 episode, 1983 |
Ken Norton's photos
Interesting Facts about Ken Norton
- World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, 1978.
- Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1992.
- Father of Ken Norton Jr. (born 26-Sep-1966), a linebacker with the San Francisco 49ers, and Keith Norton, a sports reporter with KPRC-TV Channel 2 in Houston, Texas.
- Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 1989.
- Served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1963 to 1967 where he boxed on the Marine Corps boxing team. He compiled a record of 24-2 with 22 knockouts and won three All-Marine Heavyweight titles.
- On March 31, 1973, a 15-1 underdog, he broke Muhammad Ali's jaw and won an upset 12 round decision.
- He was 30-2 when he challenged George Foreman for the heavyweight title in 1974 and was knocked down three times and stopped in 2 rounds.
- Defeated top contenders Jerry Quarry, Jose Luis Garcia, Jimmy Young, Ron Stander and James J. Woody.
- Lost a controversial split 15 round decision to lose his heavyweight title to undefeated Larry Holmes.
- Was a sparring partner for heavyweight champion Joe Frazier.
- Fought Muhammad Ali 3-times, winning once.
- Was undefeated in 16 straight fights when he suffered an upset knockout loss to Jose Luis Garcia (I). Norton knocked Garcia in a rematch a few years later.
- Knocked-out undefeated Duane Bobick 38-0 in 43 seconds, on national TV.
- Lost his last fight in 43 seconds to Gerry Cooney.
- Inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
- Inducted into the San Diego Hall of Champions in 2001.
- Inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.
References & Fact Checks ✅
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- Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ken_Norton_1976b.jpg
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[1] - Author: Unknown author
- Date taken: 12 February 1976
- 2/ Filename: perry-king-and-ken-norton-1975-1hWnHXz5.jpg
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- Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-02 10:26:41)
- Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Perry_King_and_Ken_Norton_1975.jpg
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http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/american-actor-perry-king-encouraging-american-boxer-and-news-photo/482271959 - Author: Unknown (Mondadori Publishers)
- Date taken: 1975
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- Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-02 10:26:42)
- Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kenny_Norton.jpg
- Original Source:
Flickr: Kenny Norton - Author: Dublin007
- Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
- Date taken: 13 June 2010, 13:29:50
