He attended spring training with the Braves in 1958, but at 26 years old, decided it was too late to begin a baseball career and returned to Massachusetts to coach and officiate.

[10] In 1979, Holy Cross was asked to become a charter member of the Big East Conference, however school president John E. Brooks overruled Perry and rejected the invitation.

[12] Blaney decided not to invite two of the players, Larry Westbrook and Jim Runcie, back due to their conduct after the fight.

One of the other two players, Walter Coates returned to the team after a short absence while Doug McCrory chose to transfer to another school.

Holy Cross struggled in the Patriot League, finishing near the bottom most years in the standings for the Presidents' Cup.

[14] In 1987, Holy Cross ended its annual football game with rival Boston College in order to focus on Division 1-AA competition.

According to Perry, the decision was inevitable because the school's administrators felt that Holy Cross could no longer compete with Boston College.

[15] Due to pressure from Perry and Holy Cross, the Patriot League opted to make athletic scholarships optional in men's and women's basketball beginning in 1998.

[17] His father had died of cancer the previous August and his mother was terminally ill but friends claimed he was also upset about his lack of career advancement.