Michael Dean Perry at Clemson, 2025
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Defensive tackle, Clemson, to 1987

Michael Dean Perry

Born
Aug 27, 1965, in Aiken, South Carolina

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Michael Dean Perry played defensive tackle at Clemson (to 1987). The Cleveland Browns took Perry in round 2, No. 50 overall in the 1988 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1987
ACC Player of the Year and First-team All-ACC
Drafted
No. 50
Round 2, 1988 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Honors

Team titles: ACC champions, 1986 and 1987

All-America: FWAA 1987; UPI second team 1987; NEA second team 1987

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 6 (1989–⁠91, 1993–⁠94, 1996) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1989–⁠90) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (1991, 1993–⁠94)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1989–⁠90; AP second team 1991, 1993–⁠94; Pro Football Writers first team 1989–⁠90; Sporting News first team 1989–⁠93; NEA first team 1989–⁠90; Pro Football Weekly first team 1990; and 1 more.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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