Role American football player 1943-1945 Green Bay Packers Died September 24, 1998 | 1945-1946 Chicago Bears Positions Running back Name Don Perkins | |
Date of birth (1917-09-08)September 8, 1917 Date of death September 24, 1998(1998-09-24) (aged 81) College University of Wisconsin–Platteville Education University of Wisconsin–Platteville | ||
Place of birth Dodgeville, Wisconsin | ||
Don Perkins (September 8, 1917 – September 24, 1998) was a professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears.
When Don Perkins' NFL career was over, he and his wife, Doris, settled in Waukegan, Illinois. Don worked for Abbott Laboratories, Doris as a third grade school teacher, and together they raised five kids. They moved to southern Missouri after retirement, where Doris and some of their children still live.One of their children moved to Maryland and was married to Susan Bildstein where they have three children One son another son and then a. Daughter.The middle child got married to Michelle Raley and had three kids One son Jackson Perkins one daughter Leah Perkins and another son Grant Perkins and now they still live in Maryland.