Benny Perrin
Position: | Safety | ||||||
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Born: | Orange County, California | October 20, 1959||||||
Died: | February 3, 2017 Decatur, Alabama | (aged 57)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 178 lb (81 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Decatur (AL) | ||||||
College: | Alabama | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1982 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65 | ||||||
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Jesse Bennett Perrin (October 20, 1959 – February 3, 2017) was a professional American football safety who played four seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals in the National Football League. Perrin played for the legendary University of Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant from 1978–1981, winning NCAA National Championships in 1978 and 1979.
Perrin attended Decatur High School in Decatur, Alabama, where he resided at the time of his death and was the owner of BB Perrins Sports Bar and Grille.
Perrin committed suicide at the age of 57 on February 3, 2017.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Gattis, Paul (February 3, 2017). "Former Alabama football player dies, coroner says". AL.com. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ Clines, Keith (February 3, 2017). "Former Alabama, pro football player Perrin dead at 57". Times Daily. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
Categories:
- 1959 births
- Sportspeople from Orange County, California
- Sportspeople from Decatur, Alabama
- American football safeties
- Alabama Crimson Tide football players
- St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
- Players of American football from California
- 2017 suicides
- American football defensive back, 1950s birth stubs