Dennis Claridge

Pass attempts:	71
Pass completions:	41
Percentage:	57.7
TD–INT:	2–2
Passing yards:	484
Passer rating:	76.3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dennis Claridge
No. 10
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	August 18, 1941; Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Died:	May 1, 2018 (aged 76); Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Robbinsdale (MN)
College:	Nebraska
NFL draft:	1963 / round: 3 / pick: 39
AFL draft:	1963 / round: 26 / pick: 201 (Oakland Raiders)
Career history
	Green Bay Packers (1964–1965); Atlanta Falcons (1966);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1965); 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1962, 1963);
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts:
Pass attempts:	71
Pass completions:	41
Percentage:	57.7
TD–INT:	2–2
Passing yards:	484
Passer rating:	76.3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "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. (May 2, 2018). "Ex-Husker quarterback Claridge, a mainstay under Devaney, dies at age 76".

Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference ·
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Dennis Claridge football card