Norris Weese
Norris Lee Weese
Born: August 12, 1951
Baton Rouge, LA USA
Deceased: January 20, 1995
Englewood, CO
Position: QB-P
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
College: Mississippi
High School: Chalmette (LA)
Career: 1974-1979
Drafted: 1974 in Round 4, #99 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Norris Weese played from 1974 to 1979 during his career with the Denver Broncos and The Hawaiians. Weese threw for 3,734 yards in his career, completing 285 of 531 passes with 21 touchdowns and 31 interceptions. He also ran for 602 yards in 106 attempts with 8 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL The Hawaiians | 280 | 142 | 50.7 | 1847 | 6.6 | 14 | 5.0 | 17 | 6.1 | 49 | 30 | 231 | 63.2 |
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 47 | 24 | 51.1 | 314 | 6.7 | 1 | 2.1 | 6 | 12.8 | 43 | 9 | 45 | 40.0 |
| 1977 | NFL Denver Broncos | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 119 | 6.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 89.4 |
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 87 | 55 | 63.2 | 723 | 8.3 | 4 | 4.6 | 5 | 5.7 | 31 | 12 | 94 | 80.8 |
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 97 | 53 | 54.6 | 731 | 7.5 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.1 | 50 | 13 | 86 | 69.6 |
| WFL | 280 | 142 | 50.7 | 1847 | 6.6 | 14 | 5.0 | 17 | 6.1 | 49 | 30 | 231 | ||
| NFL | 251 | 143 | 57.0 | 1887 | 7.5 | 7 | 2.8 | 14 | 5.6 | 50 | 36 | 240 | ||
| Totals | 531 | 285 | 53.7 | 3734 | 7.0 | 21 | 4.0 | 31 | 5.8 | 50 | 66 | 471 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL The Hawaiians | 37 | 240 | 6.5 | 23 | 3 |
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 23 | 142 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Denver Broncos | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 21 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 8 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 18 | 116 | 6.4 | 20 | 3 |
| WFL | 37 | 240 | 6.5 | 23 | 3 | |
| NFL | 69 | 362 | 5.2 | 21 | 5 | |
| Totals | 106 | 602 | 5.7 | 23 | 8 |
Receiving:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL The Hawaiians | 15 | 540 | 36.0 | 50 |
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 52 | 1852 | 35.6 | 55 |
| 1977 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 |
| WFL | 15 | 540 | 36.0 | 50 | |
| NFL | 53 | 1890 | 35.7 | 55 | |
| Totals | 68 | 2430 | 35.7 | 55 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 9 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1974 | WFL The Hawaiians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||
| 1977 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| WFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |
| NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL | The Hawaiians | 19 | |
| 1976 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 13 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 6 |
