Legendary running back Warrick Dunn shares the story of how Joe Perry became the first Black NFL MVP. As we celebrate Black History Month, we honor those in the past and present that have made a ...

Joe “The Jet” Perry ... and their handed-down hatred. Perry would ultimately become one of pro football’s most adored players. He was the first player in NFL history to rush for 1,000 ...

On April 25, 2011, the NFL lost one of its “Original Pioneers” Joe Perry. He was a member of the San Francisco 49ers from 1948 to 1950. The league was then known as the All- American Football ...

Joe Perry, 84, one of the first African American stars of professional football, whose superb running for the San Francisco 49ers in the 1950s led him to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died April ...

Hall of Fame fullback Joe Perry ... of complications from dementia. Perry was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969 following a 16-year NFL career, 14 years with the 49ers and ...

“That really bothers me. We were a comparable league, every bit as good as the NFL, and those 49ers teams were capable of beating anybody. “And Joe Perry? He was a super, super, superstar ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Hall of Fame fullback Joe Perry ... He broke the NFL record for most career yards rushing, a total that was later topped by Jim Brown. Perry, who also spent a stint in the ...

Joe Perry averaged 4.9 yards per carry in his 16-year Hall of Fame career. Frank Rippon/Getty Images Perry was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969 following a 16-year NFL career ...