One of the Demons' greatest and most popular football players, former NFL offensive lineman and Natchitoches native Petey Perot, undergoes heart bypass surgery Thursday in Houston.
The Graduate N Club Hall of Famer last year was named to the roster of Top 100 Players in Demon Football History. A tackle for the Demons, he played guard for the Philadelphia Eagles and in the last of his eight NFL seasons, for the New Orleans Saints.
He was a four-year starter from 1975-78, All-Louisiana in 1977 and 1978 when NSU wasn't in a conference, and was the 48th player picked (second round) in the 1979 NFL Draft.
Perot started in Super Bowl XV at the Superdome for the Eagles. He was noted for giving future Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle Randy White of Dallas fits in the bitter Eagles-Cowboys series during the years Dick Vermeil coached in Philadelphia.
He won Sports Illustrated's NFL Offensive Player of the Week award on Sept. 29, 1985 with the Saints for a tremendous game at San Francisco.
He met his wife, the former Kate Adams of Hodge, at NSU. His y0unger brother Andy is a close friend of Demon basketball coach Mike McConathy, and his sister-in-law Angie (Andy's wife) is the administrative assistant to vice president Jerry Pierce.
Petey has been coaching the offensive line for more than a decade at Louisiana Tech. He is close friends with Demons assistant head coach Johnny Nagle from years of crossing paths on the recruiting trail, and he called Nagle Saturday to tell him about the situation.
We ask you to keep Petey and the Perot family in your prayers.
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