User:1517luther/Norm Charlton

The article is underdeveloped. Early life only contains one sentence from birth through high school and one sentence about college. His college career is not a section. His professional career is not organized by years and is incomplete. There is no minor league section. There is nothing talking about the types of pitches he threw or anything about his pitching strategy. There are no quotes from anyone or from the player himself. This article could be greatly improved.

Early life[edit]
Charlton was born on January 6, 1963 in Fort Polk, Louisiana, and graduated from James Madison High School in San Antonio, Texas. He attended Rice University in Houston, Texas from 1982-1984 playing for coach David Hall, before being drafted by the Montreal Expos with the 28th pick in the first round of the 1984 Major League Baseball (MLB) June Amateur Draft.

Personal life[edit]
Charlton graduated from Rice University in 1986 with a political science degree but due to his total credit hours, he was able to choose his degree from the majors of religion, physical education, or political science. While at Rice, he played baseball for the Rice Owls and set multiple new university records in the sport, including a career Earned Run Average (ERA) of 2.25 and an 11-win season. Norm was inducted into the Rice University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990. Charlton's father was also a Rice alumnus, had been an athlete there, and had worked in the university's physical education department.

As of 2018, Charlton lived in Rockport, Texas with his wife and two children. He owned and operated a fishing guide business named Norm's Big League Fishing Adventures.

Awards
Norm Charlton pitched for the 1990 Major League Baseball World Champion Cincinnati Reds team. He was a National League All-Star in 1992 with the Cincinnati Reds. He was named American League Pitcher of the Month in September of 1995 for the Seattle Mariners.