Norman was also a successful entrepreneur, real estate investor and restaurant franchisee after his 12-year playing career.

DALLAS (AP) — Pettis Norman, a Dallas Cowboys tight end who was outspoken on issues of civil rights in the 1960s, has died.

Pettis Norman, a trailblazing 12-year NFL veteran who spent the majority of his career with the Dallas Cowboys, has died at ...

Pettis Norman, a tight end on the football field and a civil rights advocate off of it, has died. He was 86. Norman played ...

Former Cowboys tight end Pettis Norman has died, the team announced Monday. Norman was 86. "We mourn the passing of former ...

Pettis Norman, who played for the Dallas Cowboys and the San Diego Chargers, died earlier this week at the age of 86.

Pettis Norman, a Dallas Cowboys tight end who was outspoken on issues of civil rights in the 1960s, has died. He was 86.

The Cowboys paid tribute to a former player in Pettis Norman, who represented the franchise's early years from 1962 to 1970.

DALLAS — Former Dallas Cowboys tight end and tireless civil rights advocate Pettis Norman has died at the age of 82.

Pettis Norman, a tight end on the football field and a civil rights advocate off of it, has died. He was 86. Norman played ...

Pettis Norman, a former NFL tight end who spent nearly his entire career with the Dallas Cowboys, has died, according to Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.