Tom Perko | |
Number: | 56 |
Position: | Linebacker |
Birth Date: | June 17, 1954 |
Birth Place: | Steubenville, Ohio, U.S. |
Death Place: | Ambridge, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lbs: | 233 |
High School: | Steubenville |
College: | Pittsburgh |
Draftyear: | 1976 |
Draftround: | 4 |
Draftpick: | 101 |
Pastteams: | |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 14 |
Pfr: | P/PerkTo20 |
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 in February 2, 1980.[2]