Former Dallas Cowboys star tight end Pettis Norman has died, the team announced on Monday. He was 86 years old. Norman played for the Cowboys from 1962-70, catching 124 passes, including 15 for touchdowns. He is one of only three tight ends in team history to catch at least 100 career passes and average 13-plus yards per catch.

Former Cowboys tight end Pettis Norman has died, the team announced Monday. Norman was 86. "We mourn the passing of former tight end and civil rights advocate Pettis Norman," the team wrote in a statement.

Pettis Burch Norman, a Black college All-American football player at Johnson C. Smith who went on to a 12-year NFL career, died July 7 in Dallas at age 86. Funeral and memorial arrangements are pending.