Born in Atlanta, big Tony Norman, all six foot five of him, played for Iowa State before signing as a free agent with Winnipeg part way through the 1980 CFL season. Norman would remain with the bombers for seven years (1980-86), winning three West All-Stars at defensivie end (1983, 1984 and 1985). Norman recorded a total of 59 quarterback sacks (there were no sack stats kept in 1980) with a career high of 14.5 recorded in 1984. Norman went on to play two games for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL in 1987.
| Year | Team | GP | Int | Yds | Avg | TDInt | Long | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | WPG | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | WPG | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | WPG | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | WPG | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | WPG | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | WPG | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1986 | WPG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Sacks | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | WPG | ||
| 1981 | WPG | 12 | |
| 1982 | WPG | 6 | |
| 1983 | WPG | 8.5 | |
| 1984 | WPG | 14.5 | |
| 1985 | WPG | 14 | |
| 1986 | WPG | 4 |
Quarterback sack stats were first kept officially in 1981.
| Year | Team | BK | BC | BFG | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | WPG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | KOR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | WPG | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 1983 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
