Jesse Bennett Perrin (October 20, 1959 – February 3, 2017) was a professional American football safety who played four seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals in the National Football League (NFL). Perrin played for the legendary University of Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant from 1978–1981, winning NCAA National Championships in 1978 and 1979.

Perrin attended Decatur High School in Decatur, Alabama, where he resided at the time of his death and was the owner of BB Perrins Sports Bar and Grille.

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Perrin committed suicide at the age of 57 on February 3, 2017.

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1959 births

2017 suicides

2017 deaths

Players of American football from Orange County, California

Sportspeople from Decatur, Alabama

American football safeties

Alabama Crimson Tide football players

St. Louis Cardinals (football) players

Suicides by firearm in Alabama

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