He attended Dartmouth College, where he competed in track and field,[1] baseball, and earned varsity letters in football in 1889 and 1890.
[2] In 1890, The New York Times wrote of Norton: "it is safe to say there will not be a better second baseman in the Triangular League.
[4] In 1894, Norton coached the Brown University football team and amassed a record of 10–5.
His burnt body was discovered on February 3, 1895, in a cabin on the Indian River, an apparent victim of murder.
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