Gerald Perry (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Gerald Perry

| number = 60, 64, 71

| position = Tackle
Guard

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|11|12}}

| birth_place = Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 290

| high_school = Dreher
(Columbia, South Carolina)

| college = Southern

| draftyear = 1988

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 45

| pastteams =

• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1988|1990}})
• Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|1991|1992}})
• Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|1993|1995}})
• St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|1996}})*; ({{NFL Year|1997}})*

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 97

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 84

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = PerrGe20

}}

Gerald Perry (born November 12, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Jaguars and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 1988 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1988 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/draft.htm |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He started in Super Bowl XXIV for the Broncos. He was a star basketball player in high school, winning the honor of the state's Mr. Basketball in 1983 as a center for Dreher High School.

On December 27, 1989, Perry was convicted of soliciting a prostitute, and was sentenced to 15 days imprisonment.[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE4D71F3AF93BA15751C1A96F948260 New York Times] He was injured in a shooting in 2009.[http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/12/29/former-nfl-player-gerald-perry-injured-in-shooting/ Former NFL player Gerald Perry injured in shooting]