Dallas市议会一致通过 Houston Street Bridge以民权倡导者佩蒂斯·诺曼命名
位于德克萨斯州达拉斯县的达拉斯市，Dallas市议会本周三一致投票通过，将有逾百年历史的Houston Street Bridge更名为佩蒂斯·诺曼大桥，以纪念前Dallas牛仔队球员、民权倡导者佩蒂斯·诺曼。Dallas牛仔队官网10月16日报道了这一消息。
这座地标大桥连接Dallas市中心与橡树崖等社区。诺曼1962年至1970年在牛仔队效力九年，司职近端锋，共接球124次、达阵14次，其后在San Diego闪电队效力三年，1973年退役。他于2025年逝世，享年86岁。
报道称，诺曼的声望更多来自场外：1960年代他致力于推动牛仔队更衣室及Dallas市的平等，退役后投身银行、餐饮与房地产等本地商业，并曾应林登·约翰逊总统之请赴华盛顿协助平息马丁·路德·金遇刺后的骚乱。在市议会会议上，钢人队名人堂防守线卫「Mean」乔·格林与牛仔队长期电台播报员布拉德·沙姆等人到场支持更名。
Dallas Council Unanimously Renames Historic Bridge for Civil Rights Advocate Pettis Norman
Dallas is a city in Dallas County, Texas. The Dallas City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to rename the historic Houston Street bridge after former Cowboys player and civil rights advocate Pettis Norman, the Dallas Cowboys' official site reported on October 16.
The bridge, a landmark for more than 100 years, connects downtown Dallas to districts such as Oak Cliff. Norman caught 124 passes and scored 14 touchdowns as a tight end during nine years in Dallas from 1962 to 1970, then played three more years with the San Diego Chargers before retiring after the 1973 season. He died in 2025 at age 86.
Norman's legacy is known more for his work off the field, particularly his efforts to bring equality into the Cowboys' locker room in the 1960s and to the city of Dallas. After his career, he became a local business leader in banking, restaurants and real estate, served in the National Guard, and was once asked by President Lyndon B. Johnson to fly to Washington, D.C., as a peace leader during the riots following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. At the council meeting, supporters of the renaming included Steelers Hall of Fame defensive lineman "Mean" Joe Greene and longtime Cowboys radio announcer Brad Sham.
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图片来源：图：达拉斯市政厅。图片来源：Historic American Buildings Survey，Wikimedia Commons，公共领域。Photo: Dallas City Hall. Image: Historic American Buildings Survey, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
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