Former Dallas Cowboys RB Don Perkins dies at age 84
He played for the Cowboys during the 1960's.
The extended Dallas Cowboys family suffered a loss earlier this week.
Former Cowboys RB Don Perkins passed away at 84 years of age on Thursday, according to the team. He played for the Cowboys from 1961 to 1968, winning the NFL's Rookie of the Year Award in 1961.
Prior to his NFL career, he played collegiately at New Mexico, and had his jersey #43 retired by the school.
"I am just proud to have known him and him being a great Lobo. It's really cool that he played and was a great player here and then got to become a well-known great player in the NFL," current New Mexico coach Danny Gonzales said, according to KRQE in Albuquerque. "I am proud of that, and I am constantly reminding our guys of the great ones that have came through here."
Perkins was inducted into the Cowboys ring of honor in 1976.
