Pat Claridge Explained

Pat Claridge
Birth Date:12 July 1938
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Death Place:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Import:no
Position1:Wide receiver
Position2:End
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:210
College:Washington
Amateur Title:Junior
Amateur Team:Vancouver Blue Bombers
Playing Years1: -
Playing Team1:BC Lions
Playing Team2:Calgary Stampeders
Career Highlights:

Patrick S. Claridge (July 12, 1938 – March 8, 2012) was a Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders.

College career

Claridge lettered at Washington from 1958-60. He was leading receiver and Most Improved Player on the 1960 team, which went 10-1 while beat Minnesota in the Rose Bowl 17-7 and was awarded the national championship by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[1]

CFL career

He won the Grey Cup with the Lions in 1964.[2] He played college football at the University of Washington with his brother Bruce, who also played in the CFL. He was later a businessman following his retirement from football. Claridge died of Alzheimer's disease in 2012.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Husky Football Blog | Former Husky Claridge, a member of two Rose Bowl teams, dies | Seattle Times Newspaper Blog . 2016-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160827043629/http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/huskyfootball/2012/03/09/post_110.html . 2016-08-27 . dead .
  2. Web site: Pat Claridge Statistics on JustSportsStats.com. justsportsstats.com. 2014-09-14.
  3. Web site: Patrick CLARIDGE Obituary: View Patrick CLARIDGE's Obituary by The Vancouver Sun. legacy.com. 2014-09-14.