Robert Perryman
| No. 37 (Michigan), 34 (Patriots), 33 (Broncos) | |||||||
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 16, 1964 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Raleigh, North Carolina | ||||||
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| High school: | Bourne (MA) | ||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1987 / Round: 3 / Pick: 79 | ||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 1,338 |
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| Receiving yards: | 616 |
| Touchdowns: | 9 |
Robert Lewis "Bob" Perryman, Jr. (born October 16, 1964) is a former American football player. He played college football as a fullback for the University of Michigan from 1983 to 1986. He played professional football, principally as a fullback, in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons for the New England Patriots (1987-1990) and the Denver Broncos (1991-1992). He gained 1,247 rushing yards at Michigan and 1,338 rushing yards in the NFL.
Perryman was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1964. He played high school football at Bourne High School in Bourne, Massachusetts.
Perryman enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1982 and played college football at the fullback position for head coach Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1983 to 1986. He scored three touchdowns in the 1984 season opener against the #1 ranked Miami Hurricanes. He also rushed for 107 yards on 14 carries and scored two touchdowns against Hawaii in the final game of the 1986 season. In four years at Michigan, Perryman totaled 1,247 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns on 274 carries. He also caught 20 passes for 199 yards and one receiving touchdown.
Perryman was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round (79th overall pick) of the 1987 NFL Draft. He played four years for the Patriots from 1987 to 1990, appearing in 49 games, including 38 games as a starter. He gained 1,294 rushing yards and scored nine touchdowns on 369 carries (3.5 yards per carry) for the Patriots. He also caught 64 passes for 430 yards while playing for the Patriots. Perryman, along with Patriots teammates Zeke Mowatt and Michael Timpson, were fined by the NFL for alleged sexual harassment stemming from a locker room interview involving Boston Herald reporter Lisa Olson in September 1990.
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