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William Perry

'The Refrigerator': Bears defensive tackle, goal-line fullback and the heaviest player to score a Super Bowl touchdown.

William Anthony Perry (born December 16, 1962) is a former American professional football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons, primarily with the Chicago Bears. Nicknamed "the Refrigerator", he played college football for the Clemson Tigers, winning ACC Player of the Year and earning first-team All-American honors in 1984. Perry was selected in the first round of the 1985 NFL draft by the Bears, hand-picked by coach Mike Ditka, and played his first nine seasons with them; he joined the Philadelphia Eagles during his ninth season in 1993 and spent his final season with the team.

In his rookie year, Perry was a member of the 1985 Bears team that won the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XX. He occasionally played fullback in goal line situations and set the record for the heaviest player to score a touchdown at 335 lb. Perry is the heaviest player to score a touchdown in the Super Bowl and has the largest Super Bowl ring at size 23–25.

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Born
December 16, 1962, Aiken, South Carolina
College
Clemson Tigers (ACC Player of the Year and All-American, 1984)
Drafted
1985, first round, by Chicago
Teams
Chicago Bears; Philadelphia Eagles (from 1993)
Super bowl
XX champion (1985 season)
Nickname
The Refrigerator

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