Claridge Dennis

American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Green Bay Packers (1964-1965) and Atlanta Falcons (1966). He played college football at the University of Nebraska under head coaches Bill Jennings and Bob Devaney, and later attended its dental school. 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. Claridge was selected in the 1966 expansion draft for the Falcons. Green Bay was interested in reacquiring him for the 1967 season, but he left the NFL after three seasons to complete dental school. Claridge later worked as an orthodontist in Lincoln, Nebraska. He died on 1 May 2018 of bladder cancer at the age of 76. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less