Marty Norton

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Martin William Norton (né Muhvich; c. 1904 – October 8, 1977) was an American sportsman and convicted fraudster. Born in northern Minnesota, he was adopted by a family in Minneapolis who had noticed him running in the woods as a young boy. He became a top athlete and received varsity letters in six sports at Central High School in Minneapolis, serving as team captain in multiple sports and earning all-city honors in basketball and football. After playing for several basketball teams, Norton was very briefly enrolled at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, then attended Hamline University for a month. After leaving Hamline, Norton joined the Minneapolis Marines of the National Football League (NFL), scoring two touchdowns during the 1922 NFL season. He played for the Ironwood Legion in 1923, then returned to the Minneapolis Marines in 1924, also briefly playing college football for the DePaul Blue Demons in the same season. In 1925, Norton became a coach at Ripon College in Wisconsin and also played for the Green Bay Packers, finishing as their leading scorer that season and the NFL leader in receiving touchdowns. He played for the Rock Island Independents of the American

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