Evo Peter Perini was an American football fullback who played two seasons in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns.
19 Facts About Pete Perini
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Pete Perini was a four-year letterman and a four-time New Jersey state finalist in wrestling.
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Pete Perini won the state championship in the 175 pound weight class in 1944 and in the heavyweight class in 1945.
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Pete Perini earned second place in the heavyweight class in 1946.
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In baseball, Pete Perini earned four letters as a left fielder and pitcher.
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Pete Perini was inducted into the Blue Streak Wall of Fame in 2001.
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Pete Perini played football and baseball for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1946 to 1950, earning four letters in each sport.
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Pete Perini had a career record of 30 wins and 13 losses.
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Pete Perini set school records with a 1.45 earned run average his freshman year and a career ERA of 2.88.
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Pete Perini was a punter and linebacker on the football team, helping the Buckeyes win the 1950 Rose Bowl.
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Pete Perini was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Pete Perini was drafted by the Boston Braves of Major League Baseball after his college career.
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Pete Perini played for the Hagerstown Braves of the Interstate League as an outfielder from 1950 to 1951.
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Pete Perini played in fourteen games for the Chicago Bears from 1954 to 1955.
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Pete Perini played in six games for the Cleveland Browns during the 1955 season.
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Pete Perini's career was cut short due to a knee injury.
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Pete Perini served in the United States Army during the Korean War.
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Pete Perini worked in the Ohio Department of Corrections for nearly three decades.
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Pete Perini was the superintendent of the Marion Correctional Institution until his retirement.