[1] One of his teammates on the Mustangs was the Reds 5th round draft choice, left fielder Steve Henderson,[3] whose career often intersected Norman's.

[1] In 1975, Norman was promoted to the Reds' class A affiliate, the Tampa Tarpons of the Florida State League.

[1] In 1976, Norman was promoted to the Reds' class AA affiliate, the Trois-Rivières (Three Rivers) Aigles of the Eastern League.

[1] This earned Norman a promotion to the Reds' AAA affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association for the 1977 season.

On May 29, 1981, he was traded along with pitcher Jeff Reardon to the Montreal Expos in exchange for right fielder Ellis Valentine.

[1][2][4] Norman spent the latter part of the 1981 season playing for the Montreal Expos AAA affiliate, the Denver Bears of the American Association.

[1] In 1982 Norman split his time between the Expos Major League team and their new AAA affiliate, the Wichita Aeros.