She did not like sand or for her hair to get wet. But above all she loved Charlie Conerly, who only shared her love of Cadillacs. She loved Cadillacs, loved number 42, loved to dance, loved Gone with the Wind, loved Italy, loved games (particularly bridge) and cats. The New York Times was among the subscribers. The North American Newspaper Alliance learned of the column and sought to publish on a much wider scale. The column was instantly a hit, so she approached The Clarion Ledger about also publishing the column. After marriage, Perian approached the editor of the Clarksdale paper with the idea of writing a weekly column about life in New York during the football season. She had been the editor of her college newspaper, “The Spectator,” at what is now Mississippi University for Women. And he had lean, low-slung lines particular to athletes and Cadillacs. Perian was writing about meeting Charlie at a swimming pool in 1947: “I was immediately taken with his dark good looks and engaging shyness. Consider this paragraph from her book “Backseat Quarterback” first published by Doubleday in 1963. Her book Backseat Quarterback is a must read for everyone and, if you haven’t read it, you should. She was the first ever female inducted into the Football Writers Guild of America on the strength of a syndicated article she authored each week when Charlie played for the Giants. She was an avid golfer, several times the club champion at Clarksdale Country Club, and could better the scores of most men at the club. Like her husband Charlie, Perian was also a tremendous athlete.
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In the 1950s, Charlie and Perian were the toast of New York - he the ruggedly handsome quarterback and the original Marlboro man, she the Southern belle with movie star glamour, a naturally warm personality and all that charm and wit. He was her hero and she proudly shared him with thousands. Shortly thereafter she married her hometown sweetheart Charles Albert Conerly, Jr., a/k/a Chunkin Charlie, a/k/a Roach. She was a lifelong resident of Clarksdale, Mississippi and a part time resident of New York City when her husband was quarterbacking the New York Football Giants in the 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s.Īfter graduating from Clarksdale High School she continued her education and zest for life at Mississippi State College for Women (MSCW) where she graduated with honors with a degree in journalism.
She was the daughter of Ben and Gladys Collier.
Perian Collier Conerly, age 94, died June 17, in Oxford, Mississippi. The following obituary was written by Rick Cleveland. The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum is saddened to hear of the passing of Perian Conerly, a talented pioneer for female sports writers, the wife of the late Hall of Fame quarterback Charlie Conerly, and supporter and friend of the Hall of Fame.
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