Benny Perrin

{{Short description|American football player (1959–2017)}}

{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Benny Perrin

| number = 23

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date|1959|10|20}}

| birth_place = Orange County, California, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|02|03|1959|10|20}}

| death_place = Decatur, Alabama, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 178

| high_school = Decatur (AL)

| college = Alabama

| draftyear = 1982

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 65

| pastteams =

• St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1982|1985}})

| highlights =

• PFWA All-Rookie Team (1982)
• National champion (1979)

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 9

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 1.0

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 5

| pfr = PerrBe20

}}

Jesse Bennett Perrin (October 20, 1959 – February 3, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a safety for four seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). Perrin played for the legendary University of Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant from 1978 to 1981, winning NCAA National Championships in 1978 and 1979.

Perrin attended Decatur High School in Decatur, Alabama, where he resided at the time of his death and was the owner of BB Perrins Sports Bar and Grille.

Perrin committed suicide at the age of 57 on February 3, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2017/02/former_alabama_football_player.html|title=Former Alabama football player dies, coroner says|last=Gattis|first=Paul|date=February 3, 2017|website=AL.com|access-date=February 15, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.timesdaily.com/sports/alabama_football/former-alabama-pro-football-player-perrin-dead-at/article_cbbda7ad-9cba-5ed8-a6b5-635822c54731.html|title=Former Alabama, pro football player Perrin dead at 57|last=Clines|first=Keith|date=February 3, 2017|website=Times Daily|access-date=February 15, 2017}}