Jerome Norris

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Jerome Norris
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1964-01-31) January 31, 1964 (age 60)
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:Crescent
College: Furman
Undrafted: 1987
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Jerome Norris (born January 31, 1964) is an American former professional football safety who played for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Furman University. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Jerome Norris Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  2. "Jerome Norris, DB". Nfl.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. Cannon, Alan (August 29, 1985). "FU's Norris Hopes Reputation Is A Passing Fancy". Anderson Independent-Mail . p. 81 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. Hardesty, Abe (October 17, 1984). "Past practice helped make Furman near-perfect this year". The Greenville News . p. 39, 41 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg