[1] He won a gold medal at the 1951 Pan American Games,[2] and he competed in the men's freestyle flyweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

[5] He attended the Tulsa Central High School, where he became an Eagle Scout and a two-time state champion.

[6] At the 1951 Pan American Games, Peery won the gold medal in the freestyle flyweight division.

[7] At the Olympics, Peery competed in the men's freestyle flyweight event, and was eliminated by Georgy Sayadov of the Soviet Union.

[11] His brother, Ed, and his father, Rex, were also inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.