Perry's father, Lowell Perry, was an All-American football player at the University of Michigan in 1951 and went on to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1956, where he later became the first African-American assistant coach in the NFL in 1957.
Perry's father was an All-American football player at the University of Michigan in 1951. Perry's father went on to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1956. Perry's father was Lowell Perry. He later became the first African-American assistant coach in the NFL in 1957.