Born: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | July 12, 1938
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Died: | March 8, 2012 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 73)
Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | WR, E |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
College | Washington |
Junior | Vancouver Blue Bombers |
Career history | |
As player | |
1961– 1966 | BC Lions |
1968 | Calgary Stampeders |
Career highlights and awards | |
Patrick S. Claridge (July 12, 1938 – March 8, 2012) was a Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders.
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]
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]