Don Perkins
American football player (1938–2022)
Donald Anthony Perkins (March 4, 1938 – June 9, 2022) was an American football fullback in the National Football League. He played for the Dallas Cowboys from 1961 until 1968. He played college football at the University of New Mexico.
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Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||
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Born: | Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. | 4 March 1938||||||||||
Died: | 9 June 2022 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | (aged 84)||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Waterloo (IA) West | ||||||||||
College: | New Mexico | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1960 / Round: 9 / Pick: 106 (By the Baltimore Colts) | ||||||||||
AFL draft: | 1960 / Round: 1 Pick: First Selections (by the New York Titans) | ||||||||||
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Perkins died on June 9, 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of 84.[1]