Former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coach George Perles passed away on Tuesday at the age of 85 from Parkinson’s Disease. Perles spent 11 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers before going on to be the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans for 12 years.
George Perles passed away late last night at the age of 85. Coach Perles led the Spartans to the 1988 Rose Bowl victory. RIP pic.twitter.com/kKx6L0HYcn
— SpartanCenter (@SpartanCenterig) January 8, 2020
Perles served as the Steelers defense of line coach for six seasons from 1972 to 1977 after serving in the same role with the Michigan State Spartans from 1959 to 1971.