CFL B.C. Lions

Lions Mourn Loss of Pat Claridge

Published on March 9, 2012 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
B.C. Lions News Release


(Vancouver) The BC Lions Football Club is saddened to learn of the passing of Pat Claridge.

Claridge was a member of the BC Lions from 1961 to 1966 and was a key receiver for the club throughout his career. Born in Vancouver on July 12, 1938, he played his junior football in BC for the Vancouver Meralomas before a very successful career at the University of Washington from 1958 to 1961. Not only was he the only Canadian at the time to ever play in back-to-back Rose Bowls, he starred on the 1961 Huskies team and was named Second-Team All-Coast before joining the Lions that summer.

Pat played alongside his brother Bruce for the Leos until a trade that sent his sibling to Calgary and brought Joe Kapp from the Stamps in August 1961. He became a starter at the split end position for the Lions in his first season and in a six-year career that spanned 93 CFL games he caught 198 passes for 2,497 yards and 5 TDs.

His finest season came in 1964 when he grabbed 39 receptions for 577 yards, was named to the Western Conference All-Star team and was a key part of the club's first-ever Grey Cup winning team. Pat also earned the team's nomination as Most Outstanding Canadian for 1964 and still ranks in the top 25 among all-time Lions receivers.

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