American football player
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1953-04-21)April 21, 1953 Franklin, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | April 25, 2007(2007-04-25) (aged 54) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Granbury (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Abilene Christian | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1977 / round: 2 / pick: 32 | ||||||||
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John Eugene Perkins (April 21, 1953 – April 25, 2007) was an American professional football player who spent his entire career as a wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Perkins was born in Franklin, Texas. He played college football at Ranger College before transferring to Abilene Christian University. A second round pick in the 1977 NFL draft, Perkins played in 71 games and had 2,611 yards receiving and 18 touchdowns on 163 catches. He retired after the 1983 season. He died in Fort Worth, Texas after complications from heart surgery.
Perkins is the father of WNBA player Jia Perkins.
Johnny Perkins Field in Granbury, TX, is the home field of the Granbury Pirate football team.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1977 | NYG | 13 | 7 | 20 | 279 | 14.0 | 54 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYG | 14 | 13 | 32 | 514 | 16.1 | 67 | 3 |
| 1979 | NYG | 13 | 6 | 20 | 337 | 16.9 | 38 | 4 |
| 1980 | NYG | 6 | 5 | 14 | 193 | 13.8 | 58 | 3 |
| 1981 | NYG | 16 | 14 | 51 | 858 | 16.8 | 80 | 6 |
| 1982 | NYG | 8 | 7 | 26 | 430 | 16.5 | 35 | 2 |
| 1983 | NYG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | 52 | 163 | 2,611 | 16.0 | 80 | 18 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1981 | NYG | 2 | 2 | 8 | 132 | 16.5 | 59 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | 132 | 16.5 | 59 | 2 | ||
References
| New York Giants 1977 NFL draft selections | |
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- Players of American football from Robertson County, Texas
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