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Pat Claridge

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Pat Claridge
Profile
PositionsWide receiver, End
Personal information
Born(1938-07-12)July 12, 1938
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
DiedMarch 8, 2012(2012-03-08) (aged 73)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
JuniorVancouver Blue Bombers
CollegeWashington
Career history
19611966BC Lions
1968Calgary Stampeders
Awards and highlights

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

College career

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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

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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]

References

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  1. "Husky Football Blog | Former Husky Claridge, a member of two Rose Bowl teams, dies | Seattle Times Newspaper Blog". Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  2. "Pat Claridge Statistics on StatsCrew.com". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  3. "Patrick CLARIDGE Obituary: View Patrick CLARIDGE's Obituary by The Vancouver Sun". legacy.com. Retrieved September 14, 2014.