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  • Lowell Perry
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  • Lowell Wesley Perry (December 5, 1931 – January 7, 2001) was an American football player and coach, government official, businessman, and broadcaster. He was the first African American assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL), the first African American to broadcast an NFL game to a national audience, and Chrysler's first African American plant manager. He was appointed as the Commissioner of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by President Gerald Ford, holding that position from 1975 to 1976. He later served as the director of the Michigan Department of Labor from 1990 to 1996. He also served on the board of the NFL Board of Charities.
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Birth Date
  • 1931-12-05
player years
  • 1950
  • 1956
death place
Name
  • Lowell Perry
  • Perry, Lowell
Sport
Caption
  • Perry as EEOC Commissioner, c. 1975
Date of Death
  • 2001-01-07
player teams
Birth Place
coach years
  • 1957
death date
  • 2001-01-07
Image size
  • 165
Place of Birth
coach teams
Place of death
Date of Birth
  • 1931-12-05
Short Description
  • American politician
player positions
abstract
  • Lowell Wesley Perry (December 5, 1931 – January 7, 2001) was an American football player and coach, government official, businessman, and broadcaster. He was the first African American assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL), the first African American to broadcast an NFL game to a national audience, and Chrysler's first African American plant manager. He was appointed as the Commissioner of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by President Gerald Ford, holding that position from 1975 to 1976. He later served as the director of the Michigan Department of Labor from 1990 to 1996. He also served on the board of the NFL Board of Charities.