SAN FRANCISCO: Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback Joe Perry, who was nicknamed “The Jet” for his electrifying speed on the gridiron, died Monday at age 84. Perry, the first NFL player to rush for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons, died peacefully in Arizona early on Monday due to complications from dementia. Perry, who played 14 seasons for the 49ers (1948-1960, ‘63) and two for the Baltimore Colts (1961-62), rushed for 1,000 yards in the 1953 and 1954 seasons and remains San Francisco's all-time leader in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.