Lowell Perry
Lowell Perry | |||||||||
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Perry as EEOC Chairman, c. 1975 | |||||||||
| Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | |||||||||
| In office May 27, 1975 – May 15, 1976 | |||||||||
| President | Gerald Ford | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Ethel Bent Walsh | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ethel Bent Walsh | ||||||||
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| Born | December 5, 1931 | ||||||||
| Died | January 7, 2001 (aged 69) | ||||||||
| Education | University of Michigan (BA) Detroit College of Law (JD) | ||||||||
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| Branch/service | United States Air Force | ||||||||
| Years of service | 1954–1956 | ||||||||
| Rank | First lieutenant | ||||||||
| Football career | |||||||||
| No. 41 | |||||||||
| Positions | End Safety | ||||||||
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| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Ypsilanti (Ypsilanti, Michigan) | ||||||||
| College | Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1953: 8th round, 90th overall pick | ||||||||
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Lowell Wesley Perry (December 5, 1931 – January 7, 2001) was an American professional 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 chairman 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.