Personal life and death Perkins was a football analyst for CBS Sports, ABC Sports, and other television and radio networks. He was the director of the Work Incentive Program for the State of New Mexico Department of Human Services from 1972 to 1985. He served on both the Executive board of US West and the Board of Trustees for University Hospital from 1990 to 1993. He was a member of the Northwest Mesa Branch of the NAACP. A father of four children and grandfather of eleven, Perkins was active in local theater, public speaking, and broadcasting at the local and national levels. He retired in the city of Albuquerque. Perkins died June 9, 2022 at the age of 84. See also List of NCAA major college yearly punt and kickoff return leaders References External links Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor bio Dallas Cowboys Top 50 players New Mexico Lobos bio 1938 births 2022 deaths Sportspeople from Waterloo, Iowa Players of American football from Iowa African-American players of American football American football fullbacks New Mexico Lobos football players Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players Dallas Cowboys players College football announcers National Football League announcers 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople