Jim Miller remembers the day he decided he was going to play at Michigan State. The former quarterback from Waterford was, of all places, on his official visit to the University of Michigan when he knew he was going to be a Spartan. Miller and his parents entered Bo Schembechler’s office and minutes later, Miller found a phone and called George Perles.
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George Julius Perles, the polarizing and outspoken former Michigan State University football player, coach, athletic director and Board of Trustees member, died late Tuesday night, the Free Press has learned. He was 85.
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Michigan State football Hall of Famer Kirk Gibson and other MSU legends will unveil efforts to raise money in the fight against Parkinson’s disease. Gibson, former Spartans football coach George Perles and former MSU professor James Potchen, all Parkinson’s patients, will hold a news conference at 3 p.m. Saturday to discuss their efforts. Gibson’s former Tigers teammate Alan Trammell will also be on hand. The goal of the campaign, called Gibby and Friends vs. Parky, is to raise $1 million for MSU’s College of Human Medicine for use in Parkinson’s research.
Source: Detroit Free Press