George Perles
Perles visiting Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1985
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 16, 1934 Detroit, Michigan |
| Playing career | |
| 1954–1956 | Michigan State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1959–1970 | Michigan State (DL) |
| 1972–1977 | Pittsburgh Steelers (DL) |
| 1978 | Pittsburgh Steelers (DC) |
| 1979–1982 | Pittsburgh Steelers (AHC) |
| 1982 | Philadelphia Stars |
| 1983–1994 | Michigan State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 68–67–4 |
| Bowls | 3–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
George J. Perles (born July 16, 1934) is a former American football player and coach. He was a defensive line coach, defensive coordinator, and assistant head coach for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers from 1972 to 1982 and the head football coach at Michigan State University from 1983 to 1994. Perles was elected to the MSU Board of Trustees in 2006.
Perles was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 16, 1934. The only child of Julius and Nellie Perles, George grew up in Detroit and attended Western High School. Upon graduating, Perles and 17 of his high school friends jointly enlisted in the U.S. Army.
After returning from active duty, Perles returned to Michigan where he enrolled at Michigan State University and played football under legendary coach Duffy Daugherty. Perles played the 1958 season before his playing career was cut short by a knee injury. Perles then started his football coaching career as a graduate assistant at Michigan State before moving on to the high school ranks in Chicago and Detroit, where his St. Ambrose High School team won their first Detroit City League Championship in 1961. Perles returned to Michigan State as defensive line coach under his mentor, Daugherty.
In 1972, Chuck Noll, head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, reviewed dozens of resumes and interviewed numerous candidates before deciding to offer Perles the position of defensive line coach. In Perles’ first season, the Steelers made the NFL playoffs for the second time in franchise history, the first since 1947, losing to the Miami Dolphins in the AFC Championship Game.
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