William Perry (football player)
| No. 72, 90, 95 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Defensive tackle, fullback | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: |
December 16, 1962 Aiken, South Carolina |
||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 350 lb (159 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Aiken (SC) | ||||||||
| College: | Clemson | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
| Sacks: | 29.5 |
|---|---|
| Games: | 138 |
| Offensive TDs: | 3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
William Anthony Perry (born December 16, 1962) is a former American professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Perry played college football for Clemson University, and was recognized as an All-American. He was selected in the first round of the 1985 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. In reference to his imposing size, he was popularly known as "The Refrigerator" or, abbreviated, "The Fridge." Perry also occasionally played at fullback at the goal line due to his size and power.
Perry was born in Aiken, South Carolina. He has stated in an interview that "Even when I was little, I was big"; by the time he was 11 years old, he weighed 200 pounds.
Frequently ridiculed for his weight while growing up, Perry took advantage of his athleticism to silence his critics. He attended Aiken High School and played as a 295-pound nose guard on the school's football team and ran on its track team. During an exercise in which his coach instructed all of his fastest players to line up for a 100-yard dash, Perry joined the group of running backs, wide receivers and defensive backs and eventually was timed as the 6th fastest runner on the entire team, with a time of 11.00 seconds flat. He was also able to run the 100 meters under 12 seconds, and competed in the shot put event, recording a top-throw of 16.44 m (53 ft 11 in). He could also execute 360-degree dunks on regulation basketball hoops and perform complicated dives into the swimming pool.
...
Wikipedia