What is Ray Perkins?
[[File:1970 Baltimore Colts team photo postcard (Ray Perkins crop).jpg|right|200px]] '''Walter Ray Perkins''' (6 November 1941 – 9 December 2020) was an [[American football]] coach and player. He played as a [[wide receiver]] for the [[University of Alabama]] and [[Baltimore Colts]]. He later worked as a football coach for 28 years, including as the head coach for the [[New York Giants]], the [[University of Alabama]], [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], and [[Arkansas State University]]. Perkins was born in [[Petal, Mississippi]]. Perkins died on 9 December 2020 in [[Northport, Alabama]] from [[heart disease]] at the age of 79.<ref>[https://www.al.com/sec/2020/12/former-alabama-coach-ray-perkins-passes-away-at-home.html Former Alabama coach Ray Perkins passes away at home]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Perkins, Ray}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American football wide receivers]] [[Category:Baltimore Colts players]] [[Category:American football coaches]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Mississippi]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Alabama]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}