Joe Perry (American football)

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Joe Perry (American football) was a Hall of Fame fullback for the San Francisco 49ers, renowned as one of the NFL’s earliest dominant rushing stars in the 1950s.

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instanceOf American football player
Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
human
awardReceived All-Pro selection
NFL Most Valuable Player Award
careerEnd 1963
careerStart 1948
causeOfDeath complications of dementia
collegeAttended Compton College
surface form: Compton Junior College
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1927-01-22
dateOfDeath 2011-04-25
draftStatus undrafted free agent
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
fullName Fletcher Joseph Perry
givenName Fletcher
hallOfFame Pro Football Hall of Fame
inductedIntoHallOfFame 1969
jerseyNumber 33
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knownFor key member of the San Francisco 49ers offense
speed and power as a fullback
league National Football League
memberOfSportsTeam Baltimore Colts (original NFL Colts franchise)
surface form: Baltimore Colts

San Francisco 49ers
militaryService United States Navy
nickname The Jet
notableAchievement first player in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons
one of the NFL’s earliest dominant rushing stars of the 1950s
numberRetiredBy San Francisco 49ers
occupation professional athlete
placeOfBirth Stevenson, Alabama
surface form: Stevenson, Alabama, United States
placeOfDeath Tempe, Arizona, USA
surface form: Tempe, Arizona, United States
playedFor Baltimore Colts (original NFL Colts franchise)
surface form: Baltimore Colts (NFL)

San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)
San Francisco 49ers
surface form: San Francisco 49ers (NFL)
playedInEra 1950s NFL
playedInLeague All-America Football Conference
positionPlayed fullback
raceIntegrationSignificance one of the early prominent Black stars in professional football
residence Arizona
surface form: Arizona, United States
sexOrGender male
sport American football
statisticalLeader NFL rushing touchdowns leader
NFL rushing yards leader
team Baltimore Colts (original NFL Colts franchise)
surface form: Baltimore Colts

San Francisco 49ers

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