| Phil Perlo | |
| Number: | 56 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 6 December 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Death Place: | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 220 |
| College: | University of Maryland, College Park Team name-Maryland Terrapins |
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| Pfr: | P/PerlPh20 |
Phillip Donald Perlo (December 6, 1935 – December 11, 1993) was an American football linebacker who played one season (1960) with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL). He played college football at the University of Maryland and attended Theodore Roosevelt High School (Washington, D.C.)[1]
Perlo was born in Washington, D.C., son of Abraham Perlo and Eva Orleans Perlo. Married Sue Gwen Ginsberg Perlo.
Perlo is recognized as one of the best football players to emerge from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. In his senior year at Theodore Roosevelt High School (Washington, D.C.). Perlo, as quarterback and linebacker, led his team to the city championship . The only Jewish player recruited by coach Jim Tatum of the University of Maryland, where he was the starting linebacker and fullback on the 1956 Maryland championship team that went to the Orange Bowl.[2]
In 1960, the Houston Oilers recruited Perlo (no.56) as their starting linebacker. After major injury in his first season, Perlo’s sports career was ended.
Died in December 11, 1993 in Houston, Texas. Buried in Washington, DC.[3]