| Sport(s): | Head Men's Basketball Coach |
| Years at DCC: | 1967-1979 |
| Year Inducted: | 2022 |
Perryman spent 13 years as the men’s basketball coach at Dawson Community College, leading the Buccaneers to new heights. He was born and raised in Wyoming and began at DCC in 1967 as head basketball coach. He also served as director of admissions, financial aid director, housing director and athletic director. His overall basketball record at Dawson was 230-142, leading the Bucs to five Mon-Dak Conference Championships, three Empire Conference Championships, three Sub-Region Championships, and two Region Championships. He was named Mon-Dak Conference Coach of the Year four times. He won conference championships in each of his final four years at Dawson. During his time at DCC, he also had the opportunity to serve as an Olympic basketball coach for the Olympic trials in Colorado Springs for two summers.
He coached 1 NJCAA All-American in Doug Frederick and multiple All-Conference and All-Region players including Frederick, Tim Slabach, Rocco Morro, Jeff Anderson, Keith Heingartner, Dennis Harp, Bob Wurm, Carmen Birdsbill, Randy Lloyd, Ken Groggell, Mark Humes, Bill Stover, Nelson Burrell, Steve Koehnen, Roger Cramer, Brady Pauley, Jim Gray, Jim Kusyner and John Morrison.
His final season at Dawson was one of his best when he led the Buccaneers to a 31-5 record and the #18 ranking in the country. They were regional runners-up. After the 1978-1979 season, Perryman spent a year coaching at Northern Montana College before leading South Plains College in Texas for five years where he eclipsed the 400 win total for his career. After South Plains, Perryman was hired as the athletic director at Garden City Community College. He retired in 2005; and soon after, the GCCC physical education building was named the Dennis B Perryman Athletic Complex. He spent 36 years at the Junior College level. For his many years of service and great success, he was elected into the NJCAA Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.
On April 24, 2018, Perryman passed away at the age of 77 at his residence. Coach Perryman was preceded in death by his daughter Wendi. His dear wife Cherie passed away shortly after Perryman’s death. Coach’s legacy includes his daughter Nikki and son Brandy Perryman and his two grandchildren, Gavin and Luke, along with hundreds of players who carry on his legacy.