We’re counting down the days until the Dallas Cowboys battle the Philadelphia Eagles in the season opener of the 2025 NFL season. To pass the time and mark the days, we are running through 100 Days of Cowboys. So sit back and enjoy some Cowboys history while we countdown to football.
Today - number 48.
Don Perkins
Born: March 4, 1938. Waterloo, Iowa
Position: Full back
Dallas Cowboys: 1961-1968
Awards: NFL Rookie of the Year- 1961
All-Pro- 1962, 1967, 1968
Pro Bowl- 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968
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Don Perkins played running back for the Dallas Cowboys from 1961 to 1968, and was one of the franchise’s earliest stars.