Don Perkins (running back, born 1917)

Don Perkins
No. 23, 19, 48, 6
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	September 18, 1917; Dodgeville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died:	September 15, 1998 (aged 80); Branson, Missouri, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:	Dodgeville (WI)
College:	Wisconsin–Platteville
Undrafted:	1943
Career history
	Green Bay Packers (1943–1945); Chicago Bears (1945–1946);
Career highlights and awards
	2× NFL champion (1944, 1946);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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

^ "Don Perkins Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ "NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players". NFL.com.
^ 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

External links

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[1] "Don Perkins Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

[2] "NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players". NFL.com.

[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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