Editing Chuck Norris (section)

==Distinctions, awards, and honors==
[[File:Chuck Norris Hollywood Star.jpg|thumb|upright|Norris's Hollywood star|alt=]]
[[File:Chuck Norris.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Norris receiving the Veteran of the Year award by the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] in 2001]]
[[File:Chuck Norris honorary Marine.JPG|thumb|Commandant Gen. [[James T. Conway]] making Norris an honorary [[United States Marine]] in 2007]]
* While in the military, Norris's rank units were [[Airman First Class]], [[15th Air Force]], [[22d Bombardment Group]], and [[452d Troop Carrier Wing]].
* Norris has received many [[Black belt (martial arts)|black belts]]. These include a 10th degree black belt in [[Chun Kuk Do]] (founded 1990 by Chuck Norris. Based on his Tang Soo Do training in Korea while he was in military), a 9th degree black belt in [[Tang Soo Do]]{{Specify |reason=American Tang Soo do or Moo Duk Kwan's?|date=January 2021}}, an 8th degree black belt in [[Taekwondo]], a 5th degree black belt in [[Karate]]{{Specify |reason=What type of Karate? Norris appears to have studied various forms of Karate.|date=January 2021}}, a 3rd degree black belt in [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]] from the [[Carlos Machado (fighter)|Machado]] family, and a black belt in [[Judo]].<ref>''BJJ Instructors and Students''. {{cite web |title=BJJ Genius |url=http://bjjgenius.com/speakers-2/ |access-date=September 4, 2014 |archive-date=July 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701133530/http://bjjgenius.com/speakers-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* In 1967, he won the ''Sparring Grand Champions'' at the S. Henry Cho's All American Championship, and won it again the following year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.henrycho.com/sparring.html |title=Past Sparring Grand Champions |website=www.henrycho.com |access-date=January 3, 2018 |archive-date=April 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429214731/http://www.henrycho.com/sparring.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* In 1968, he won the Professional Middleweight Karate champion title, which he held for six consecutive years.<ref name="CNSSP"/>
* In 1969, he won Karate's triple crown for the most tournament wins of the year.
* In 1969, he won the ''Fighter of the Year award'' by ''[[Black Belt (magazine)|Black Belt]]'' magazine.
* In 1982, he won ''Action Star of the Year'' at the [[ShoWest Convention]].
* In 1989, he received his Star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].
* In 1992, he won ''International Box Office Star of the Year'' at the ShoWest Convention.
* In 1997, he won the Special Award of being a Texas legend at the ''Lone Star Film & Television Awards''.
* From 1997 to 1998, he won for three consecutive years the ''BMI TV Music Award'' at the ''[[BMI Awards]]''.
* In 1999, Norris was inducted into the [[Martial Arts History Museum|Martial Arts History Museum's Hall of Fame]].
* In 1999, he was nominated for ''Favorite Actor in a Drama'' by the ''[[TV Guide Award]]''.
* In 1999, he won the ''Inspirational Acting in Television Award'' at the ''Grace Prize Award''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqgk_Rc5A_g |title=1999 TV Award "Grace Prize" – Chuck Norris for "Walker, Texas Ranger" – 2000 |last=MrNorrisVideos |date=September 20, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2018 |via=YouTube |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416121729/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqgk_Rc5A_g |url-status=live }}</ref>
* On July 1, 2000, Norris was presented the ''Golden Lifetime Achievement Award'' by the World Karate Union Hall of Fame.
* In 2001, he received the ''Veteran of the Year'' at the ''American Veteran Awards''.<ref name="FOP"/>
* In 2001, he won the ''Golden Boot'' at the ''[[Golden Boot Awards]]''.
* On March 28, 2007, Commandant Gen. [[James T. Conway]] made Norris an honorary [[United States Marine]] during a dinner at the commandant's residence in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_chuck_norris_070329/ |title=Conway makes Chuck Norris honorary Marine – Marine Corps News &#124; News from Afghanistan & Iraq |newspaper=Marine Corps Times |access-date=January 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227061034/http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/marine_chuck_norris_070329 |archive-date=December 27, 2012}}</ref>
* On December 2, 2010, he (along with brother Aaron) was given the title honorary [[Texas Ranger Division|Texas Ranger]] by [[Texas Governor]] [[Rick Perry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/120210dnmetchucknorris.28975bbc2.html |title=Former TV lawman Chuck Norris to be given honorary Texas Ranger title by Gov. Rick Perry today in Garland |date=December 2, 2010 |access-date=December 12, 2010 |last=Norris |first=Chuck |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]}}</ref>
* In 2010, he won the ''Lifetime Achievement Award'' at the ''ActionFest''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxu92pAoMr8 |title=Chuck Norris – ActionFest – Lifetime Achievement Award – 2010 (Part 1/2) |last=MrNorrisVideos |date=August 26, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2018 |via=YouTube |archive-date=May 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531041809/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxu92pAoMr8&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
* In 2017, he was honored as an "Honorary Texan" because for many years he has lived at his Texas ranch near Navasota and he starred as Texas Ranger in his movie ''Lone Wolf McQuade'' and starred as ranger Cordell Walker in the TV series ''Walker, Texas Ranger''.
* In 2020, two editions of a book honoring Norris were published titled ''Martial Arts Masters & Pioneers Biography: Chuck Norris – Giving Back For A Lifetime'' by Jessie Bowen of the [[American Martial Arts Alliance]].<ref name="AMAA">{{cite book |last1=Bowen |first1=Jessie |title=Martial Arts Masters & Pioneers Biography: Chuck Norris – Giving Back For A Lifetime |date=9 June 2020 |publisher=Independently published |location=US |isbn=979-8650086956 |pages=424 |edition=1st |ref=AMAA}}</ref>
* In 2024, a small statue was erected by Mihály Kolodkó at the eastern end of [[Megyeri Bridge]] in Budapest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miért fekszik megkötözve Chuck Norris a Megyeri hídon? |url=https://fidelio.hu/vizual/miert-fekszik-megkotozve-chuck-norris-a-megyeri-hidon-180768.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Budapest |first=We love |date=2024-04-02 |title=New Kolodko sculpture appeared depicting Chuck Norris - English - We love Budapest |url=https://welovebudapest.com/en/article/2024/04/02/sights-and-culture-kolodko-chuck-norris-statuette-budapest-megyeri-bridge/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=welovebudapest.com |language=en-EN}}</ref>