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DALPERKINS—

Don Perkins

Retired

Dallas Cowboys · FB-HB

Don Perkins recorded 106 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

58.7

rush yds/gm

12.4

rec yds/gm

4

playoff games

106

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Don Perkins's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1962
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
SEP 23, 1962

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1962

108 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1963
NEW YORKGIANTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
DEC 1, 1963

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1963

93 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1964
W
WSH
DALLASCOWBOYS
SEP 20, 1964

WSH vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 20, 1964

73 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Divisional Round
1967
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DALLASCOWBOYS
DEC 24, 1967

Cleveland Browns vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Dec 24, 1967

74 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1963
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DALLASCOWBOYS
SEP 22, 1963

Cleveland Browns vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 22, 1963

95 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Don Perkins's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 137 rushing yards

Regular Season
1964
NEW YORKGIANTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 11, 1964

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1964

137 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1963
NEW YORKGIANTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
DEC 1, 1963

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1963

93 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 72 receiving yards

Regular Season
1961
DALLASCOWBOYS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 26, 1961

Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1961

29 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 5 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Don Perkins's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1965

01
DALPERKINS—Don Perkins
DALMEREDITH—Don Meredith
DALLILLY—Bob Lilly

Landry installs the flex defense

Dallas Cowboys · The expansion Cowboys

Dallas began without a win but patiently built around Landry's systems and Lilly's dominance until the roster was ready to contend.

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Franchise era

1966–1979

02
DALPERKINS—Don Perkins
DALSTAUBACH12Roger Staubach
DALLILLY—Bob Lilly

Staubach and the Doomsday Defense

Dallas Cowboys · America's Team

The Cowboys posted twenty consecutive winning seasons, reached five Super Bowls in the decade and won two behind Landry's preparation and Staubach's late-game poise.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons106 career games6,217 career rushing yards42 career rushing touchdowns146 career receptions1,310 career receiving yards3 career receiving touchdownsCollege: New Mexico4 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 17, 1961Most recent: Dec 21, 1968

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history