Tom Perko
| Position: | Linebacker |
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Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | June 17, 1954 |
| Place of birth: | Steubenville, Ohio |
| Date of death: | February 2, 1980 (aged 25) |
| Place of death: | Ambridge, Pennsylvania |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 233 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Pittsburgh |
| NFL draft: | 1976 / Round: 4 / Pick: 101 |
Career history | |
Career NFL statistics as of 1976 | |
| Games played: | 14 |
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Stats at NFL.com | |
Tom Perko (June 17, 1954 - February 2, 1980) was a former linebacker in the National Football League. 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 1980.