▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁Big ▁Game ▁against ▁Cal , ▁Norman ▁threw ▁for ▁ 4 0 1 ▁yards , ▁then ▁an ▁NCAA ▁record , ▁and ▁still ▁a ▁Big ▁Game ▁record . ▁Norman ' s ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁season ▁was ▁less ▁impress ive , ▁but ▁he ▁still ▁threw ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁yards . ▁ ▁Norman ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁Senior ▁Bowl , ▁throwing ▁for ▁ 3 1 1 ▁yards ▁and ▁leading ▁a ▁late ▁touch down ▁drive ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁North ▁team ▁on ▁top ▁before ▁the ▁South ' s ▁Norm ▁S ne ad ▁led ▁his ▁own ▁last - min ute ▁drive ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁game . ▁Norman ▁was ▁non eth eless ▁named ▁the ▁game ' s ▁M VP ▁and ▁his ▁ 3 1 1 ▁passing ▁yards ▁remains ▁the ▁fourth - high est ▁in ▁Senior ▁Bowl ▁history . ▁ ▁Norman ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Stan ford ▁Athlet ic ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁NFL ▁career ▁Norman ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Chicago ▁B ears ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Ra iders ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁A FL ▁D raft . ▁Norman ▁opt ed ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁the ▁NFL ▁B ears , ▁but ▁saw ▁action ▁in ▁just ▁three ▁games . ▁He ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁B ears ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁season