Editing Sam Perkins (section)

==Post-retirement activities==
In 2002, Perkins was named to the [[ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team]] as one of the fifty greatest players in [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2002-09-27-0209270341-story.html|title=ACC's top 50 includes eight Terps|first=Don|last=Markus|website=baltimoresun.com|date=September 27, 2002 }}</ref>

In 2008, Perkins was named vice president of player relations for the [[Indiana Pacers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/perkinshired080609html|title=Perkins named V.P. of Player Relations|website=Indiana Pacers}}</ref> That September, he was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame.<ref name=nyt>Mallozzi, Vincent M. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/sports/basketball/18hall.html "City's Basketball Hall Welcomes 98-Year-Old Inductee"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 17, 2008. Accessed September 14, 2009.</ref> Perkins held his position with the Pacers until 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nba/pacers/2015/06/03/2000-nba-finals-indiana-pacers-lakers-where-are-they-now-reggie-miller-rik-smits/28400495/|title=15 years later: Where are the 2000 Pacers now?|website=Indianapolis Star}}</ref>

In 2011, Perkins traveled to [[South Sudan]] as a [[SportsUnited]] Sports Envoy for the [[United States Department of State|U.S. Department of State]]. In this capacity, he worked with [[Dikembe Mutombo]] to lead a series of basketball clinics and team-building exercises with 50 youth and 36 coaches. This helped contribute to the State Department's mission to remove barriers and create a world in which individuals with disabilities enjoy dignity and full inclusion in society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exchanges.state.gov/us/spotlight/sam-perkins-and-dikembe-mutombo-travel-south-sudan|title=Sam Perkins and Dikembe Mutombo Travel to South Sudan {{!}} Exchange Programs|website=exchanges.state.gov|access-date=May 1, 2016}}</ref>

Perkins was named to the [[National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 2018.<ref name="auto1"/>
[[File:Perkins at his basketball camp in 2019.jpeg|upright=0.6|thumb|Perkins at his camp in 2019]]
Perkins runs a summer camp for [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]] youth that focuses on developing the basic skills of basketball.<ref>{{cite web |title= Sam Perkins Basketball Camp fundamentals of the game |url=http://samperkinscabc.com/ |access-date= July 3, 2019}}</ref>