August 31st, 2010 at 8:50 PM ^
That really is sad.
I'll never forget the thrills he gave me, especially in the 2003 OSU game. He suffered a thigh injury early in the game and just kept getting up and running all over the nuts. All the while the crowd chanted "PERRY, PERRY, PERRY!"
Still gives me goosebumps.
August 31st, 2010 at 8:56 PM ^
50+ plus carries v. MSU in '03? After, said something along the lines of 'yeah, I'm gonna enjoy this ice bath'.
August 31st, 2010 at 8:55 PM ^
the Sacramento team apparently kept Denzel Washington's son instead of Perry.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/08/31/rock-bottom-for-chris-p…
August 31st, 2010 at 8:59 PM ^
51 carries against MSU in 03. Unforgettable....Unbelievable
August 31st, 2010 at 9:05 PM ^
Whenever I think of Perry, the first think that will always come to mind is that game. Watching the O-Line have to pick him up and set him upright so he could pound out a few more yards was amazing.
August 31st, 2010 at 9:16 PM ^
My first and only game at sparty stadium...un-fucking-believable performance that day. He will always be a legend in my mind for that game alone.
August 31st, 2010 at 9:03 PM ^
Tough, and great, running back - gave us some great years.
August 31st, 2010 at 9:07 PM ^
This was meant to be a reply to bleednblue, but I'm bad at the internet. So I'll just say that Perry was and always will be one of Michigan's all time greats.
August 31st, 2010 at 9:04 PM ^
I recall his TD, for the win versus PSU, in the first OT game at the Big House. Thanks Chris!
September 1st, 2010 at 12:31 AM ^
August 31st, 2010 at 9:21 PM ^
Still a Wolverine legend forever. good luck in the futre CP
August 31st, 2010 at 9:25 PM ^
His 30ish yd run against OSU that totally deflated any hopes the nuts had of mounting a comeback. He totally froze Nate Salley before busting outside. Salley stood there as if his legs were swallowed in concrete. I can still see it like it was yesterday...
August 31st, 2010 at 10:48 PM ^
8th grade year in middle school it was that game. He just blew away tOSU's defense and him Navarre, Breston and Edwards shut down the Bucks completely. I feel so sorry for the man. This is really saddening news to hear.
August 31st, 2010 at 10:08 PM ^
Chris joins the ranks of college workhorses who got hurt early in their pro career and never could recover their skill set or overcome injuries (see: KiJana Carter, Blair Thomas, etc). Sometimes I think these college workhorse guys are shredding their body so that by the time they hit the pros, their body just doesn't have anything left.
August 31st, 2010 at 10:19 PM ^
That used to be the main "knock" on Michigan backs, especially in the Bo era. Michigan backs were often percieved to have left it all on the field at the Big House and reportedly didn't have anything left for the NFL.
If you're going to leave it all on the field, I can't imagine a better place to do it than the Big House. Here's hoping Chris does something similar to what Touchdown Tim is doing right now.
August 31st, 2010 at 10:47 PM ^
I have always been amazed that more Michigan backs didn't make a big impact in the NFL. Seems like you are right though, they get used so much in college they are worn out for the NFL. I really thought Touchdown Tim was going to be huge in the NFL.
August 31st, 2010 at 10:14 PM ^
you were a true joy to watch. Your efforts in those games mentioned above were inspirational and made me very proud to be a Michigan fan.
I wish you the very best of luck in whatever you choose to do with your life now.
August 31st, 2010 at 10:28 PM ^
Loved watching Chris Perry run. He was a bad mofo. Wish him the best in his post-football career. Hopefully he didn't blow the money he made and can use it to propel himself forward in the "real-world."
September 1st, 2010 at 12:26 AM ^
Do UFL players make much money?
August 31st, 2010 at 10:54 PM ^
His 51 carry game vs MSU in 03 was badass, and the type of thing that starts legends.
August 31st, 2010 at 11:28 PM ^
Still my favorite Michigan running back. What he did in the 100th game was simply amazing.
September 1st, 2010 at 9:52 AM ^
Wasn't that the game with the cheap shot on Perry where the fans started the "Per-ry! Per-ry! Per-ry!" chant -- trying to will him to stand up? I was at the MSU game that year, and the 100th game and both were moving experiences.
For us, always a hero, no matter what else he did in football. As one of the other posters suggested, I wish him all the success in the world for his future.
August 31st, 2010 at 11:58 PM ^
says it all
September 1st, 2010 at 12:09 AM ^
Won't forget that pic of him in the Daily in 2003 with the rose in his teeth. I always liked his lateral jump move.
September 1st, 2010 at 2:45 AM ^
the best hands of any RB Michigan has had as well as all of the above.