Don Perkins (running back, born 1917)

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Don Perkins
No. 23, 19, 48, 6
Position:
Dodgeville (WI)
College:Wisconsin–Platteville
Undrafted:1943
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Donald E. Perkins (September 18, 1917 – September 15, 1998) was a professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears.[1][2]

Following his retirement from the NFL, Perkins settled in Waukegan, Illinois with his wife, Doris. The two raised five kids and later relocated southern Missouri after retirement, where Doris and some of their children still live.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Don Perkins Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. NFL.com
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  3. ^ Oates "Dodgeville star won titles with both the Packers and Bears in the 1940s" Posted: Sunday, January 23, 2011, http://host.madison.com/sports/columnists/tom_oates/article_2b98f656-26aa-11e0-b709-001cc4c002e0.html

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