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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 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]
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | August 18, 1941 Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||||||||
| Died: | May 1, 2018 (aged 76) Lincoln, Nebraska | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Robbinsdale (MN) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Nebraska | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1963 / Round: 3 / Pick: 39 | ||||||||||||
| AFL Draft: | 1963 / Round: 26 / Pick: 201 (Oakland Raiders) | ||||||||||||
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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]
See also
- Colin Allred - former NFL linebacker who became a lawyer and US Representative
- Tommy Casanova - former NFL player who became an ophthalmologist
- Dan Doornink – former NFL running back who became a medical doctor
- Laurent Duvernay-Tardif – current NFL player who earned a medical degree while playing in the league
- John Frank - Super Bowl winning SF 49er who became a NY City based plastic surgeon
- Joel Makovicka – former NFL fullback who became a doctor of physical therapy
- Bill McColl - former NFL player who became an orthopedic surgeon, father of Milt McColl
- Milt McColl - former NFL linebacker who became a medical doctor
- Frank Ryan – former NFL player and mathematician, who maintained an academic career while playing in the league
- Myron Rolle – former NFL defensive back who was also a Rhodes scholar and is now serving a neurosurgery residency
- John Urschel – former NFL player and mathematician who was a PhD candidate while playing in the league
- Byron White - former NFL running back who became a US Supreme Court Justice
- Rob Zatechka – former NFL guard who became a medical doctor
References
- "Claridge gets his chance". St. Petersburg Independent. Florida. Associated Press. July 8, 1966. p. 15A.
- "Packer rookie still aims at dentistry". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. July 26, 1964. p. 3, section 4.
- "Claridge said no". Milwaukee Journal. October 5, 1967. p. 16, part 2.
- Lea, Bud (August 25, 1965). "Scrambler? No!". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 3, part 2.
- "Falcons surprise Lombardi, pick up Packers' Claridge". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. Associated Press. February 17, 1966. p. 31.
- Sipple, Steven M. "Ex-Husker quarterback Claridge, a mainstay under Devaney, dies at age 76".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference ·
- Sports Reference – college statistics – Dennis Claridge
- Huskers.com – 50 Years Later: Q&A with Dennis Claridge
- Husker Max – Dennis Claridge
- Dennis Claridge football card
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