Bruce Perkins

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Bruce Perkins
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1967-08-14) August 14, 1967 (age 56)
Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Waterloo Central (IA)
College: Arizona State
Undrafted: 1990
Career history

Paul Kerry "Bruce" Perkins Sr. (born August 14, 1967) is a former American football running back in the National Football League who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts. He played college football for Butler Community College and the Arizona State Sun Devils. He also played in the Canadian Football League for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Memphis Mad Dogs. [1]

Personal life

His older son, Paul Perkins, is a former NFL running back. [2] His younger son, Bryce Perkins, was a quarterback for Arizona State and Virginia, and played in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams. [3] His brother, Don Perkins, played eight seasons as a running back with the Dallas Cowboys.

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References

  1. "Bruce Perkins".
  2. "Giants rookie running back Paul Perkins is much more than just a football player". New York Daily News .
  3. "Bryce Perkins - 2015 Football Roster - TheSunDevils.com - Arizona State University Athletics". www.TheSunDevils.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.