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Ken Norton Jr.

A tribute to the hardest hitting man in football: Ken Norton Jr.

Ken Norton Jr. came to the 49ers for the 1994-95 season after winning conescutive Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys. Norton won his third consecutive Super Bowl championship in his first season with the 49ers - becoming the only player to ever achieve such an accomplishment. Norton was a leader both on and off the field, and will be remembered as one of the hardest hitting men in football.

Named after his father, the one time boxing Heavy Weight Champion of The World, Norton, trademarked punching the goal posts or the air after making good plays. This tribute of sorts, is just one example of the class act that Ken was.

The word pain was not in Ken's vocabulary. He played his final season with the 49ers injured, and started every game. In so doing he extended his iron man streak to 160 games in a row. Ken's actions both on and off the field have contributed to him becoming one of the all-time great 49ers, who is destined for the Hall Of Fame shortly after he steps away from football.

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"The people are fantastic in the Bay Area and the fans are fantastic. I was greeted with open arms when I arrived and I'll never forget that.

-- Ken Norton Jr. Former star linebacker of the 49ers who won three consecutive Super Bowls

"He's one of the finest men we have ever had here with the 49ers...He handled (his release) with class and dignity. He's the ultimate professional."

-- Bill Walsh, the current general manager and former head coach of the 49ers.

"One of the most difficult things that I find in coaching is parting ways with your favorite guys. Not only from a production standpoint on the field, but from a leadership, friendship and mutual respect standpoint,"

-- Steve Mariucci, who has grown close to Norton and leaned on him in his initial season as coach of the 49ers.

"Ken Norton Jr. was a 49er by every sense of the word, he had it all, class, dignity, ability and was a true gentleman, that I will miss seeing on the field every Sunday."

-- Bryan Hersh, creator of 49ers Paradise.

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