Tracey Perkins (born August 28, 1968) is a former American football

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played

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at Lamar. Perkins was the 1997

Arena Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award The Arena Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award is given by the Arena Football League to the league's most outstanding defensive player at the end of every AFL season since 1996. Multiple-award winners include Kenny McEntyre, Clevan T ...

winner. Perkins played for the Tampa Bay Storm and San Jose SaberCats.

College career

Perkins attended Lamar University in

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, where he lettered as a member of the football team during the 1985–1988 seasons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Perkins, Tracey 1968 births Living people American football cornerbacks American football safeties Lamar Cardinals football players Tampa Bay Storm players San Jose SaberCats players