Norman Gladding Michael (May 1, 1921[1] – September 25, 2011) was an American college football player who was a fullback for the Syracuse Orange.
"[6] Another newspaper described him as "a Rocky River, Ohio boy who is touted as one of the fastest backs ever to play for Syracuse.
However, the Eagles were not able to locate him, as he was stationed at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, serving in World War II.
Afterwards he worked at multiple sales jobs near Syracuse and was a business owner in Rochester, retiring in 1978.
[7] He did not learn of his selection in the NFL Draft until 55 years later, in 1999, while reading a local newspaper listing Syracuse draftees.