John Perko

**John Perko**
Date of birth:	February 20, 1914
Place of birth:	Chisholm, Minnesota
Date of death:	June 7, 1994
Career information
Position(s):	Guard, Center
College:	Duquesne
NFL Draft:	1937 / Round:
Organizations
	As player:
1937-1940; 1944; 1945-1947	Pittsburgh Pirates; "Card-Pitt"; Pittsburgh Steelers
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

John Joseph Perko (February 20, 1914 - June 7, 1994) was a professional football player for eight seasons in the National Football League. He played for Pittsburgh Pirates-Steelers his entire career. In 1944, he also played on the Steelers-Chicago Cardinals merged team, "Card-Pitt". Prior to playing professional football, Perko played at the college level while attending Duquesne University.

Family[]

In December 1935, Perko eloped with his girlfriend, Gloria Sutter in West Virginia.

References[]

Another Duke Gridder Tackled by Dan Cupid Pittsburgh Post-Gazette December 7, 1935

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Career information
Date of birth:	February 20, 1914
Place of birth:	Chisholm, Minnesota
Date of death:	June 7, 1994
Position(s):	Guard, Center

College:	Duquesne
NFL Draft:	1937 / Round:
Organizations
As player:
1937-1940 1944 1945-1947	Pittsburgh Pirates "Card-Pitt" Pittsburgh Steelers
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Persondata
Name	Perko, John
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	February 20, 1914
Place of birth	Chisholm, Minnesota
Date of death	June 7, 1994
Place of death