Don Perkins (September 8, 1917 – September 24, 1998) was a professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. When Don Perkins' NFL career was over, he and his wife, Doris, settled in Waukegan, Illinois. Don worked for Abbott Laboratories, Doris as a school teacher, and together they raised five kids. They moved to southern Missouri after retirement, where Doris and some of their children still live.