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Norman Curtis (10 September 1924 – 7 September 2009) was an
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-born
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, who played as a full back in the
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in the 1950s and 1960s. He started his Football League career at a relatively late age, moving from
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to
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in 1950 when aged 25. Curtis went on to make 324 senior appearances (scoring 24 goals) for Wednesday between 1950–60. During his time at Wednesday the club experienced three promotions and three relegations between the First Division and the
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. He was nicknamed 'Cannonball' as when he took Wednesday's penalties he ran from inside his own half.Independent - obituary
/ref> He moved to Doncaster Rovers for 1960–61 as a player-manager and made 39 league appearances before moving to Buxton for four years as player-manager.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Curtis, Norman 1924 births 2009 deaths People from Dinnington, South Yorkshire English footballers English Football League players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Buxton F.C. players English football managers Doncaster Rovers F.C. managers Buxton F.C. managers English Football League managers Association football fullbacks