Former Dallas Cowboys player and civil rights advocate Pettis Norman died earlier this week on July 7 at 86-years-old.

DALLAS — Pettis Norman, a Dallas Cowboys tight end who was outspoken on issues of civil rights in the 1960s, has died. He was 86.

The late Cowboys standout Pettis Norman was, in DFW and beyond, a nationally recognized civil rights leader in addition to ...