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Joe Perry

Fletcher Joseph Perry

Position: FB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: January 22, 1927 in Stevens, AR
College: Compton Community College (CA)

Career AV: 75 (460th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1969

3-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1948 21 SFO 14 0 77 562 10 57 7.3 40.1 5.5 8 79 9.9 1 0 0.6 5.6 641 11 0
1949 22 SFO fb 11 5 115 783 8 59 6.8 71.2 10.5 11 146 13.3 3 0 1.0 13.3 929 11 0
1950 23 SFO FB 74 12 0 124 647 5 78 5.2 53.9 10.3 13 69 5.3 1 16 1.1 5.8 716 6 11 6
1951 24 SFO FB 74 11 0 136 677 3 58 5.0 61.5 12.4 18 167 9.3 1 35 1.6 15.2 844 4 5 6
1952* 25 SFO FB 34 12 0 158 725 8 78 4.6 60.4 13.2 15 81 5.4 0 17 1.3 6.8 806 8 6 9
1953*+ 26 SFO FB 34 12 0 192 1018 10 51 5.3 84.8 16.0 19 191 10.1 3 60 1.6 15.9 1209 13 8 20
1954*+ 27 SFO FB 34 12 0 173 1049 8 58 6.1 87.4 14.4 26 203 7.8 0 70 2.2 16.9 1252 8 6 14
1955 28 SFO FB 34 11 0 156 701 2 42 4.5 63.7 14.2 19 55 2.9 1 19 1.7 5.0 756 3 6 6
1956 29 SFO FB 34 11 0 115 520 3 39 4.5 47.3 10.5 18 104 5.8 0 20 1.6 9.5 624 3 3 6
1957 30 SFO 34 8 0 97 454 3 34 4.7 56.8 12.1 15 130 8.7 0 17 1.9 16.3 584 3 3 2
1958 31 SFO FB 34 12 0 125 758 4 73 6.1 63.2 10.4 23 218 9.5 1 64 1.9 18.2 976 5 3 6
1959 32 SFO FB 34 11 0 139 602 3 40 4.3 54.7 12.6 12 53 4.4 0 15 1.1 4.8 655 3 6 6
1960 33 SFO 34 10 0 36 95 1 21 2.6 9.5 3.6 3 -3 -1.0 0 3 0.3 -0.3 92 1 2 1
1961 34 BAL FB 34 13 0 168 675 3 27 4.0 51.9 12.9 34 322 9.5 1 27 2.6 24.8 997 4 3 6
1962 35 BAL FB 34 12 0 94 359 0 21 3.8 29.9 7.8 22 194 8.8 0 32 1.8 16.2 553 0 3 6
1963 36 SFO 34 9 0 24 98 0 16 4.1 10.9 2.7 4 12 3.0 0 8 0.4 1.3 110 0 1 1
Career 181 5 1929 9723 71 78 5.0 53.7 10.7 260 2021 7.8 12 70 1.4 11.2 11744 83 66 95
14 yrs SFO 156 5 1667 8689 68 78 5.2 55.7 10.7 204 1505 7.4 11 70 1.3 9.6 10194 79 60 83
2 yrs BAL 25 0 262 1034 3 27 3.9 41.4 10.5 56 516 9.2 1 32 2.2 20.6 1550 4 6 12

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1948 21 SFO 14 0 4 145 1 87 36.3 786
1949 22 SFO fb 11 5 14 337 0 0 24.1 1266
1950 23 SFO FB 74 12 0 12 223 0 27 18.6 939
1951 24 SFO FB 74 11 0 1 32 0 32 32.0 876
1953*+ 26 SFO FB 34 12 0 2 21 0 11 10.5 1230
Career 181 5 33 758 1 87 23.0 12502

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1953*+ 26 SFO FB 34 12 0 3 0.0%
1954*+ 27 SFO FB 34 12 0 3 1 33.3% 7 6 85.7%
Career 181 5 6 1 16.7% 7 6 85.7%

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1949 22 SFO fb 11 5 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1951 24 SFO FB 74 11 0 1 1 100.0 31 1 100.0 0 0.0 31 31.0 51.0 31.0 2.8 158.3
1952* 25 SFO FB 34 12 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1953*+ 26 SFO FB 34 12 0 1 1 100.0 14 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 14.0 14.0 14.0 1.2 118.7
1954*+ 27 SFO FB 34 12 0 1 1 100.0 34 0 0.0 0 0.0 34 34.0 34.0 34.0 2.8 118.7
1955 28 SFO FB 34 11 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1957 30 SFO 34 8 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1963 36 SFO 34 9 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 181 5 3 11 27.3 79 1 9.1 0 0.0 34 7.2 9.0 26.3 0.4 87.3

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1948 21 SFO 14 0 1 24 0 24
1950 23 SFO FB 74 12 0 11 5 4 0
1951 24 SFO FB 74 11 0 5 0 0 0
1952* 25 SFO FB 34 12 0 6 3 2 0
1953*+ 26 SFO FB 34 12 0 8 1 0 0
1954*+ 27 SFO FB 34 12 0 6 2 0 0
1955 28 SFO FB 34 11 0 6 0 0 0
1956 29 SFO FB 34 11 0 3 0 0 0
1957 30 SFO 34 8 0 3 0 0 0
1958 31 SFO FB 34 12 0 3 2 0 0
1959 32 SFO FB 34 11 0 6 1 0 0
1960 33 SFO 34 10 0 2 1 0 0
1961 34 BAL FB 34 13 0 3 0 0 0
1962 35 BAL FB 34 12 0 3 0 0 0
1963 36 SFO 34 9 0 1 0 0 0
Career 181 5 1 24 0 24 66 15 6 0
14 yrs SFO 156 5 1 24 0 24 60 15 6 0
2 yrs BAL 25 0 6 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1948 21 SFO 14 0 10 1 1 12 72
1949 22 SFO fb 11 5 8 3 11 66
1950 23 SFO FB 74 12 0 5 1 6 36
1951 24 SFO FB 74 11 0 3 1 4 24
1952* 25 SFO FB 34 12 0 8 8 48
1953*+ 26 SFO FB 34 12 0 10 3 13 78
1954*+ 27 SFO FB 34 12 0 8 8 6 1 57
1955 28 SFO FB 34 11 0 2 1 3 18
1956 29 SFO FB 34 11 0 3 3 18
1957 30 SFO 34 8 0 3 3 18
1958 31 SFO FB 34 12 0 4 1 5 30
1959 32 SFO FB 34 11 0 3 3 18
1960 33 SFO 34 10 0 1 1 6
1961 34 BAL FB 34 13 0 3 1 4 24
Career 181 5 71 12 1 84 6 1 513
14 yrs SFO 156 5 68 11 1 80 6 1 489
2 yrs BAL 25 0 3 1 4 24

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Joe Womack, Maurice Smith, Randy Clay, Trung Canidate, Chris Warren, Bill Triplett, Mike Richardson, Bobby Epps, Charlie Davis, Bill Bowman
4 Bobby Epps, Willie Asbury, Kimble Anders, Tommie Smiley, Trung Canidate, Mack Lee Hill, Randy Clay, A.D. Whitfield, Kevin Turner, Clint Jones
5 Jerry Eckwood, Larry Centers, Dick Bass, Leon Washington, Les Josephson, Joe Arenas, Ricky Ervins, Dave Mann, Ricky Bell, Al Pollard
6 Steve Owens, Jim Bertelsen, Garrison Hearst, Steven Jackson, Lorenzo White, Frank Gore, John David Crow, Ernie Koy, Barry Foster, Jim Braxton
7 Jamal Anderson, Larry Johnson, Steven Jackson, Ron A. Johnson, Otis Armstrong, Dorsey Levens, Paul Hornung*, MacArthur Lane, Joe Morris, Mike Pruitt
8 Ron A. Johnson, Ricky Williams, Otis Armstrong, Paul Hornung*, Pete Johnson, MacArthur Lane, Mike Thomas, Jamal Anderson, Delvin Williams, Jim Kiick
9 Pete Johnson, Jim Kiick, Ron A. Johnson, Paul Hornung*, Otis Armstrong, Ricky Williams, Sam Cunningham, Terry Allen, Hewritt Dixon, Delvin Williams
10 Jim Kiick, Pete Johnson, Ricky Williams, Sam Cunningham, Paul Hornung*, Hewritt Dixon, Ron A. Johnson, Terry Allen, Otis Armstrong, Dorsey Levens
11 Paul Hornung*, James Wilder, Jim Kiick, Pete Johnson, Terry Allen, Bill Brown, Dorsey Levens, Ricky Williams, MacArthur Lane, Chris Warren
12 Paul Hornung*, Terry Allen, James Wilder, John David Crow, Bill Brown, Gerald Riggs, Jim Kiick, Dorsey Levens, Greg Pruitt, Pete Johnson
13 Paul Hornung*, Terry Allen, John David Crow, James Wilder, Bill Brown, Gerald Riggs, Greg Pruitt, Jim Kiick, Dorsey Levens, Pete Johnson
14 Paul Hornung*, Terry Allen, Bill Brown, John David Crow, James Wilder, Calvin Hill, Freeman McNeil, Eric Metcalf, Gerald Riggs, Greg Pruitt
15 Bill Brown, Paul Hornung*, Terry Allen, John David Crow, Calvin Hill, Freeman McNeil, James Wilder, Eric Metcalf, Gerald Riggs, Greg Pruitt
16 Bill Brown, Paul Hornung*, Terry Allen, John David Crow, Calvin Hill, Freeman McNeil, James Wilder, Eric Metcalf, Gerald Riggs, Greg Pruitt
Career Bill Brown, Paul Hornung*, Terry Allen, John David Crow, Calvin Hill, Freeman McNeil, James Wilder, Eric Metcalf, Gerald Riggs, Greg Pruitt

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1954 NFL UPI MVP

Pro Bowls

1952
1953
1954

First-Team All-Pro

1953
1954

Rushing Att

1949 AAFC 115 (7)
1950 NFL 124 (10)
1951 NFL 136 (3)
1952 NFL 158 (2)
1953 NFL 192 (1)
1954 NFL 173 (1)
1955 NFL 156 (5)
1958 NFL 125 (9)
1959 NFL 139 (10)
1961 NFL 168 (7)
Career 1929 (38)

Rushing Yds

1948 AAFC 562 (10)
1949 AAFC 783 (1)
1950 NFL 647 (5)
1951 NFL 677 (5)
1952 NFL 725 (3)
1953 NFL 1018 (1)
1954 NFL 1049 (1)
1955 NFL 701 (5)
1958 NFL 758 (3)
1961 NFL 675 (9)
Career 9723 (25)

Rushing TD

1948 AAFC 10 (1)
1949 AAFC 8 (1)
1950 NFL 5 (8)
1952 NFL 8 (2)
1953 NFL 10 (1)
1954 NFL 8 (3)
Career 71 (26)

Long Rush

1948 AAFC 57 (5)
1949 AAFC 59 (4)
1950 NFL 78 (4)
1951 NFL 58 (9)
1952 NFL 78 (2)
1953 NFL 51 (9)
1954 NFL 58 (8)
1958 NFL 73 (4)

Yds/Rushing Att

1949 AAFC 6.8 (1/10)
1950 NFL 5.2 (5)
1951 NFL 5.0 (7)
1952 NFL 4.6 (3)
1953 NFL 5.3 (4)
1954 NFL 6.1 (2/27)
1955 NFL 4.5 (8)
1956 NFL 4.5 (10)
1957 NFL 4.7 (4)
1958 NFL 6.1 (3/27)
Career 5.0 (26)

Rushing Yds/Game

1949 AAFC 71.2 (1)
1950 NFL 53.9 (7)
1951 NFL 61.5 (5)
1952 NFL 60.4 (3)
1953 NFL 84.8 (1)
1954 NFL 87.4 (1)
1955 NFL 63.7 (5)
1957 NFL 56.8 (3)
1958 NFL 63.2 (3)
1961 NFL 51.9 (8)
Career 53.7 (97)

Touchdowns

1948 AAFC 12 (4)
1949 AAFC 11 (2)
1952 NFL 8 (8)
1953 NFL 13 (1)
1954 NFL 8 (8)
Career 84 (42)

Points Scored

1948 AAFC 72 (7)
1949 AAFC 66 (2)
1953 NFL 78 (5)
1954 NFL 57 (10)
Career 513 (151)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1948 AAFC 11 (4)
1949 AAFC 11 (2)
1952 NFL 8 (7)
1953 NFL 13 (1)
1954 NFL 8 (7)
Career 83 (42)

Non-Offensive TDs

1948 AAFC 1 (3)

Yds From Scrimmage

1949 AAFC 929 (3)
1951 NFL 844 (8)
1953 NFL 1209 (1)
1954 NFL 1252 (1)
1958 NFL 976 (6)
Career 11744 (48)

All-Purpose Yds

1949 AAFC 1266 (2)
1953 NFL 1230 (3)
1954 NFL 1252 (2)
Career 12502 (60)

Touches

1949 AAFC 140 (4)
1950 NFL 149 (10)
1951 NFL 155 (5)
1952 NFL 173 (2)
1953 NFL 213 (1)
1954 NFL 199 (1)
1955 NFL 175 (7)
1958 NFL 148 (9)
1961 NFL 202 (8)
Career 2222 (37)

Yds/Touch

1948 AAFC 8.8 (4)
1949 AAFC 9.0 (6)

Kick Returns

1949 AAFC 14 (3)

Kick Return Yds

1949 AAFC 337 (5)

Kick Return TD

1948 AAFC 1 (1/61)
Career 1 (110)

Long Kick Return

1948 AAFC 87 (1)

Yds/Kick Return

1949 AAFC 24.1 (4)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1949 AAFC 337 (10)

Fumbles

1950 NFL 11 (3)
1952 NFL 6 (9)
1953 NFL 8 (4)
1954 NFL 6 (10)
1955 NFL 6 (8)
Career 66 (58)

Fumbles Recovered

1950 NFL 5 (1)

Long Intercep. Return

1948 AAFC 24 (9)

   
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All-Pro Teams

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1949AAFC: 1st Team All-AAFC
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AAFC
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AAFC
 UPI: 1st Team All-AAFC
1953Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1954Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1958Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL