Football great player, William The Refrigerator Perry was admitted to a hospital Tuesday.
Former Clemson and NFL defensive lineman is listed in serious condition in an Aiken-area hospital after suffering from symptoms from a chronic illness.
A relative says the 46-year-old Perry is expected to recover.
Perry was a star on Clemson’s defensive line from 1981 to 1984 then gained fame with the Bears and played on both sides of the ball in his rookie season, a year in which they won their only Super Bowl.
Perry was one of just a handful of 300-pound-plus players in the NFL in the mid-'80s. Now it seems every team has at least five or six in that range. Perry became a commercial novelty as he helped lead the Bears to the Super Bowl XX title. Coach Mike Ditka made the most of Fridge's versatility by deploying him as a fullback and letting him plunge for short touchdowns with his uncanny quickness and tremendous girth. He scored a touchdown in the Super Bowl against New England.
After retiring from football, Perry once boxed 7-foot-7 former NBA player Manute Bol in 2002. In 2003 he participated in Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog eating contest. He seemed to enjoy devouring the hot dogs, but he finished about 40 hot dogs shy of the winner.
Perry, who has three daughters and a son, is also a grandfather. He made headlines when he had dental implants that corrected his once famous gap-toothed smile. His top front teeth had been shot out by a pellet gun when he was a child. Making his first visit to a dentist's office in 20 years, Perry's gums were infected and the procedure took three hours in the office of Vesna Sutter and Timothy Driscoll in Geneva.
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