Richard Michael Norman (born September 14, 1938) is a Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame inductee[1] and former quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL).
Norman played high school football at Lynwood High School in Lynwood, California and attended Stanford University, where he was Stanford's starting quarterback from 1958 to 1960.
Norman's tenure came at a low point in Stanford football history: the 1959 team went 3–7 and the 1960 squad was 0–10.
[2] Norman starred in the 1961 Senior Bowl, throwing for 311 yards and leading a late touchdown drive to put the North team on top before the South's Norm Snead led his own last-minute drive to win the game.
[4] Norman was nonetheless named the game's MVP and his 311 passing yards remains the fourth-highest in Senior Bowl history.