Former Dallas Cowboys player and civil rights advocate Pettis Norman died earlier this week on July 7 at 86-years-old.

Norman was also a successful entrepreneur, real estate investor and restaurant franchisee after his 12-year playing career.

The Dallas Cowboys shared a Facebook post mourning the passing of star tight end, civil rights activist, and Lincolnton ...

Pettis Norman, a former NFL player with the Dallas Cowboys and San Diego Chargers and civil rights advocate, has died at the ...

Pettis Norman, a trailblazing 12-year NFL veteran who spent the majority of his career with the Dallas Cowboys, has died at ...

Pettis Norman, who played for the Dallas Cowboys and the San Diego Chargers, died earlier this week "surrounded by family." ...

Pettis Burch Norman, an HBCU legend out of Johnson C. Smith University and native of Lincolnton, Georgia, passed away at his home in Dallas on July 7, 2025, at the age of 86.Norman was one of the few ...

Former Dallas Cowboys player and civil rights advocate Pettis Norman has passed away at age 86, leaving behind a legacy on ...

Former Cowboys tight end Pettis Norman has died, the team announced Monday. Norman was 86.

DALLAS (AP) — Pettis Norman, a Dallas Cowboys tight end who was outspoken on issues of civil rights in the 1960s, has died.

A Dallas Cowboys tight end and a member of the civil rights movement has died. Pettis Norman died on July 7 at the age of 86 ...

With sadness and gratitude, I am thinking of the life and experiences of my friend Pettis Norman, who died Monday. Statuesque ...