Former Cowboys running back Don Perkins died on Thursday
The six-time Pro Bowler played eight seasons with the Cowboys from 1961 to ’68. In Dallas, he rushed for 6,217 yards and 42 touchdowns, both marks stand as the fourth best in franchise history.
Perkins was inducted in the Cowboys’ Ring of Honor in ’76 along with then-Dallas quarterback Don Meredith. He attended New Mexico where he set 12 records as a three-year halfback before being drafted in the ninth round of the 1962 NFL draft by the then-Baltimore Colts in 1960. However, the NFL allowed the three-time All-Pro fullback to play for Dallas as long as Baltimore exchanged its ninth-round pick. Many considered him as one of the best runners and pass blockers in NFL history.
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