Tom Perko

Tom Perko
No. 56
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:June 17, 1954
Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.
Died:February 2, 1980(1980-02-02) (aged 25)
Ambridge, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school:Steubenville
College:Pittsburgh
NFL draft:1976 / round: 4 / pick: 101
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:14
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tom Perko (June 17, 1954 – February 2, 1980) was a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). He graduated from Steubenville Catholic Central High School in 1972, was a member of the school's 1971 state championship team, and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1976 NFL draft and played that season with the team.[1] He was killed in a car accident on February 2, 1980.[2]

  1. ^ "Tom Perko Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Thomas Perko 25 Killed, Pitt, Green Bay Grid Star". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. February 2, 1980. p. 15.