// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Bob Perina a baker? He kneads the dough.
 Perina on a 1950 Bowman football card | |||||||||
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| Position | Running back/Quarterback/defensive back | ||||||||
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| Born | January 16, 1921 Irvington, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | August 2, 1991 (aged 70) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||
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| College | Princeton | ||||||||
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Robert Ian Perina (January 16, 1921 – August 2, 1991[1]) was an American football running back, quarterback and defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the New York Yankees, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Rockets, Chicago Bears, and Baltimore Colts. He played college football for the Princeton Tigers.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Robert I. Perina '43". Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ↑ "BIG THREE OPENER FINDS CRIMSON UNDERDOG; BOB PERINA SPARKS IMPROVED NASSAU ELEVEN". The Harvard Crimson. October 31, 1942. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 1991 deaths
- American football running backs
- American football quarterbacks
- American football defensive backs
- New York Yankees (AAFC) players
- Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players
- Chicago Rockets players
- Chicago Bears players
- Baltimore Colts players
- Princeton Tigers football players
- Sportspeople from Irvington, New Jersey
- Baltimore Colts (1947–1950) players