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Ken Norton
Deceased

How Did Ken Norton Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 70
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/08/1943Born inJacksonville, Illinois, USADied18/09/2013 (aged 70)Died inLas VegasCauseheart failureWikidataQ707814 ↗Buried atJacksonville East CemeteryTMDb#195813 ↗

Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. was an American boxer who competed professionally from 1967 to 1981. He was awarded the WBC world heavyweight championship in 1978, after winning a close split decision over Jimmy Young in a title eliminator bout.

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Filmography16 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2009Muhammad and LarryMovieHimself (archive footage)66
2009Facing AliMovieSelf66
2008The Man Who Came BackMovieGrandpa65
2000Champions Forever - World Heavyweight Champs!MovieHimself57
1998Dirty WorkMovieSelf55
1991Kiss and Be KilledMovieGabe48
1989Champions ForeverMovieSelf46
1988Mike Tyson Presents: The HeavyweightsMovie—45
1984Cover UpSeries—41
1984Against All OddsMovieEvent Attendee (uncredited)41
1983The A-TeamSeriesJackhammer Jackson40
1982Knight RiderSeriesBo Keeler39
1977The Chevy Chase ShowMovieSelf34
1976DrumMovieDrum33
1975MandingoMovieMede (Ganymede)32
1963Das aktuelle SportstudioSeriesself20