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DON PERKINS

Perkins, Donald Anthony
Height: 5-10 Weight: 200
Born: March 4, 1938 Waterloo, IA
Died: June 9, 2022
High School: West (Waterloo, IA)

Year	College	Status
1956	New Mexico
1957	New Mexico	Lettered
1958	New Mexico	Lettered
1959	New Mexico	Lettered

Draft: First Selections 1960 New York Titans; 9th round (106th overall) 1960 Baltimore Colts

Relatives: Grandfather of Anthony Perkins

NFL Playoff Statistics

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL	43	HB	14	11
1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1962 DAL NFL	43	HB	14	14
1963 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1963 DAL NFL	43	HB-FB	11	10
1964 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1964 DAL NFL	43	FB	13	12
1965 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1965 DAL NFL	43	FB	13	13
1966 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1966 DAL NFL	43	FB	14	14
1967 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1967 DAL NFL	43	FB	14	14
1968 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1968 DAL NFL	43	RB	14	14
8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL			107	102

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	11/23/1959	1960 New York Titans (AFL)1960 NY AFL
Draft	11/30/1959	1960 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1960 BAL NFL
Negotiation Rights Traded		1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL
Signed	12/1/1959	1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL
Injured Reserve		1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL
Retired	7/18/1969	1969 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1969 DAL NFL

AWARDS
1962 Associated Press All-NFL
1962 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL	5	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	30
1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1962 DAL NFL	7	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	42
1963 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1963 DAL NFL	7	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	42
1964 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1964 DAL NFL	6	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	36
1966 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1966 DAL NFL	8	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	48
1967 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1967 DAL NFL	6	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	36
1968 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1968 DAL NFL	6	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	36
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	45	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	270

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL	200	815	4.1	47	4
1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1962 DAL NFL	222	945	4.3	35	7			0
1963 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1963 DAL NFL	149	614	4.1	19t	7		0	0	0
1964 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1964 DAL NFL	174	768	4.4	59	6
1965 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1965 DAL NFL	177	690	3.9	43	0
1966 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1966 DAL NFL	186	726	3.9	24	8			0
1967 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1967 DAL NFL	201	823	4.1	30	6			0
1968 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1968 DAL NFL	191	836	4.4	28t	4			0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1500	6217	4.1	59	42		0	0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL		32		298	9.3	38	1			0
1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1962 DAL NFL		13		104	8.0	21	0			0
1963 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1963 DAL NFL		14		84	6.0	19	0		0	0	0
1964 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1964 DAL NFL		15		155	10.3	37	0			0
1965 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1965 DAL NFL		14		142	10.1	27	0			0
1966 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1966 DAL NFL		23		231	10.0	39	0			0
1967 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1967 DAL NFL		18		116	6.4	15	0		0	0
1968 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1968 DAL NFL		17		180	10.6	24	2			0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		146		1310	9.0	39	3		0	0	0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL	1	3	8	8.0	8	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	3	8	8.0	8	0	0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL	22		443	20.1	30	0		0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	22		443	20.1	30	0		0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1961 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1961 DAL NFL	5		4	0	4	24	0
1962 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1962 DAL NFL	2		0	0	0	0	0
1964 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1964 DAL NFL	4		2	0	2	0	0
1965 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1965 DAL NFL	2		1	0	1	-5	0
1966 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1966 DAL NFL	1		1	0	1	0	0
1967 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1967 DAL NFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
1968 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1968 DAL NFL	3		0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	18		8	0	8	19	0

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