Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. (born August 9, 1943, Jacksonville, Illinois) is a former world
champion heavyweight boxer. Norton is one of the few to beat Muhammad Ali.
Norton remains unique among all heavyweight champions, as he is still the only holder of a
World heavyweight Championship to win a world title fight by a no-contest. He had a record of
42-7-1. Norton went on to act in motion pictures and popular television series, such as
jailbird 'Jackhammer' Jackson in 'Pros and Cons', an early first-season episode of The A-Team
(filmed 1982, broadcast 1983), and as boxer Bo Keeler in the fourth season Knight Rider episode
'Redemption of a Champion' (1986). He continued making such appearances until suffering injuries
in an auto accident which resulted in temporary brain and permanent physical damage.