Tom Perko

Games played	14
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tom Perko
No. 56
Position	Linebacker
Personal information
Born	June 17, 1954; Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.
Died	February 2, 1980 (aged 25); Ambridge, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school	Steubenville
College	Pittsburgh
NFL draft	1976: 4th round, 101st overall pick
Career history
	Green Bay Packers (1976); Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1977–1978);
Career NFL statistics
Games played
Games played	14
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tom Perko (June 17, 1954 – February 2, 1980) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He graduated from Steubenville Catholic Central High School in 1972, was a member of the school's 1971 state championship team. Perko played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1976 NFL draft, and played that season with the team.^[1]

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Perko was killed in a car accident on February 2, 1980. He was 25.^[2]

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