Claude "Cupe" Perry (October 31, 1901 â July 17, 1975) was an American professional American football player who played offensive tackle for nine seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He was born in Goodsprings, Alabama. Perry played collegiate football for Wallace Wade's Alabama Crimson Tide football teams of the University of Alabama. In 1926 his team was a national champion and "Cupe" Perry was selected All-Southern.