| Position: | Quarterback |
| Number: | 10 |
| Birth Date: | August 18, 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lbs: | 220 |
| High School: | Robbinsdale (MN) |
| College: | Nebraska |
| Draftyear: | 1963 |
| Draftround: | 3 |
| Draftpick: | 39 |
| Afldraftyear: | 1963 |
| Afldraftround: | 26 |
| Afldraftpick: | 201 (Oakland Raiders) |
| Pastteams: | |
| Statlabel1: | Pass attempts |
| Statvalue1: | 71 |
| Statlabel2: | Pass completions |
| Statvalue2: | 41 |
| Statlabel3: | Percentage |
| Statvalue3: | 57.7 |
| Statlabel4: | TD–INT |
| Statvalue4: | 2–2 |
| Statlabel5: | Passing yards |
| Statvalue5: | 484 |
| Statlabel6: | Passer rating |
| Statvalue6: | 76.3 |
| Pfr: | ClarDe02 |
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Dennis Bert Claridge (August 18, 1941 – May 1, 2018) was an American football player, a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons.[1] He played college football at the University of Nebraska under head coaches Bill Jennings and Bob Devaney,[2] and later attended its dental school.[3]
Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Claridge played high school football in Minnesota at Robbinsdale, a suburb northwest of Minneapolis. As a senior in college in 1963, he led Nebraska to an undefeated season in the Big Eight Conference, a 9–1 regular season, and a victory over Auburn in the Orange Bowl.
Selected in third round of the 1963 NFL draft as a junior eligible, Claridge stayed in college and joined the Packers in 1964. He was a member of the NFL championship team in 1965, playing behind Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr and Zeke Bratkowski under head coach Vince Lombardi.[1] [4] Claridge was selected in the 1966 expansion draft by the Falcons.[5] Green Bay was interested in reacquiring him for the 1967 season, but he left the NFL after three seasons to complete dental school.[3] Claridge later worked as an orthodontist in Lincoln, Nebraska. He died in 2018 of bladder cancer at the age of 76.[6]