"George Perles,a Michigan State football coach, dies at 85...Michigan State hired Perles to replace Muddy Waters on Dec. 3, 1982, giving the 48-year-old a five-year contract three years after he was bypassed by Waters for the job."

  "George Perles,a Michigan State football coach, dies at 85...Michigan State hired Perles to replace Muddy Waters on Dec. 3, 1982, giving the 48-year-old a five-year contract three years after he was bypassed by Waters for the job."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bigten/2020/01/08/george-perles-michigan-state-football-coach-dies-at-85/2844020001/