Tuesday, May 21, 2024

1979 Profile: Ray Perkins

Head Coach
"Established himself as a voracious worker while he was the San Diego offensive coordinator last year. 'You know how early in the morning you have to get up to get frost on your windshield in San Diego?' Charger quarterback Dan Fouts asks, 'Well, Ray complains a lot about frost on his windshield.'
Born November 6, 1941, from Little ol' Petal, Miss.- population 8,000- Ray played for Bear Bryant at Alabama, undergoing surgery for a serious head injury that forced him to move from fullback to wide receiver after his sophomore year.
Ray began coaching in 1973, at Mississippi State. He was an assistant at New England before joining the Chargers' staff in 1977."

-John Jeansonne, The Complete Handbook of Pro Football (1979 Edition)

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