Pettis Norman, ex-jogador da NFL e ativista dos direitos civis, que lutou contra a segregação, morreu aos 86 anos. Former NFL player and civil rights activist Pettis Norman, who fought segregation, has died at 86.

Pettis Norman, ex-jogador da NFL e defensor dos direitos civis, morreu aos 86 anos. Former NFL player and civil rights advocate Pettis Norman has died at 86. Norman jogou como tight end para os Dallas Cowboys e San Diego Chargers e foi uma figura-chave na primeira aparição do Super Bowl dos Cowboys. Norman played as a tight end for the Dallas Cowboys and San Diego Chargers and was a key figure in the Cowboys' first Super Bowl appearance. Ele lutou contra a segregação racial na equipe, defendendo a atribuição de quartos de hotel iguais. He fought against racial segregation in the team, advocating for equal hotel room assignments. Fora do campo, Norman se tornou o primeiro funcionário negro em um banco de Dallas e fundou o Dallas Together Forum para promover a contratação de minorias e apoiar empresas de propriedade de minorias. Off the field, Norman became the first Black official at a Dallas bank and founded the Dallas Together Forum to promote minority hiring and support minority-owned businesses.