Jesse Bennett Perrin (October 20, 1959 – February 3, 2017) was a professional

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who played four seasons for the

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in the

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. Perrin played for the legendary University of Alabama football coach

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from 1978–1981, winning NCAA National Championships in 1978 and 1979. Perrin attended Decatur High School in

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, where he resided at the time of his death and was the owner of BB Perrins Sports Bar and Grille. Perrin committed suicide at the age of 57 on February 3, 2017.

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1959 births Sportspeople from Orange County, California Sportspeople from Decatur, Alabama American football safeties Alabama Crimson Tide football players St. Louis Cardinals (football) players Players of American football from California 2017 suicides Suicides by firearm in Alabama {{defensiveback-1950s-stub