Lonnie Perrin

{{Short description|American football player (1952–2021)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Lonnie Perrin

| number = 35, 33, 25

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|2|3|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|1|7|1952|2|3}}

| death_place = Clinton, Maryland, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| weight_lb = 222

| height_in = 1

| high_school = McKinley (Washington, D.C.)

| college = Illinois

| draftyear = 1976

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 139

| pastteams =

• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1976|1978}})
• Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1979}})
• Washington Redskins (1979)

| highlights =

• Second-team All-Big Ten (1975)

| statlabel1 = Rushing attempts

| statvalue1 = 262

| statlabel2 = Rushing yards

| statvalue2 = 1,047

| statlabel3 = Rushing TDs

| statvalue3 = 9

| pfr = PerrLo00

}}

Lonnie Perrin (February 3, 1952 – January 7, 2021) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos, the Chicago Bears, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Illinois and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1976 NFL draft. He played in Super Bowl XII with the Broncos.{{cite book|last=McGinn|first=Bob|title=The Ultimate Super Bowl Book: A Complete Reference to the Stats, Stars, and Stories Behind Football's Biggest Game--and Why the Best Team Won|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=shMCw08GNCUC&pg=PA92|accessdate=30 August 2016|edition=Second|year=2012|publisher=MBI Publishing Company|isbn=9780760343715|page=92}}

Perrin died on January 7, 2021, in Clinton, Maryland, at age 68.{{cite web|url=https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/former-illini-running-back-perrin-dies-at-68/article_95262088-558b-5162-a8b0-23eb5da8c65f.html |title=Former Illini running back Perrin dies at 68 |publisher=News-gazette.com |date=2021-01-08 |accessdate=2021-01-26}}