Travis Claridge

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Travis Claridge
Position (s):
Guard 		Jersey number (s):
71
born on March 23, 1978 in Detroit , Michigan
died on February 28, 2006 in Henderson , Nevada
Career information
Active : 2000 - 2005
NFL Draft : 2000 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37
College : University of Southern California (USC)
Teams
NFL
CFL
Career statistics
Games     52
as a starter     49
conquered Fumbles     1
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

  • No notable successes

Travis A. Claridge (* 23. March 1978 in Detroit , Michigan ; † 28. February 2006 in Henderson , Nevada ) was an American American football poker players on the position of the Guards . He played for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL) from 2000 to 2003 .

Youth and college

As a child in Almont , Missouri , he dreamed of a career as an NFL professional. Claridge played college football at the University of Southern California (USC) and was previously at Fort Vancouver High School in Vancouver , Washington .

NFL and CFL

The Atlanta Falcons selected Claridge in the 2000 NFL Draft in the second round as the 37th player. In his first season he played all 16 regular season games from the start. In the second season he was a starter in eleven of his 14 appearances . In his third season he played all 16 games from the start. In the 2003 season he suffered a knee injury and was only able to play six games, after which his contract was not renewed.

In 2004 he signed a contract with the Carolina Panthers , but was released in training camp before the season. In 2005, Claridge played in two games for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League (CFL) before retiring after another injury.

death

Travis Claridge was found unconscious in his Las Vegas apartment in 2006 and died in the hospital. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported on May 10, 2006 that Claridge's early death was due to acute pneumonia (made difficult by breathing difficulties caused by pain medication ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ For the record. In: articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times, December 2, 2007, accessed February 26, 2015 .
  2. ^ Claridge died of acute pneumonia. In: sports.espn.go.com. ESPN, May 9, 2006, accessed February 26, 2015 : "He signed with the Carolina Panthers in 2004 as a free agent, but was cut during training camp."
  3. ↑ Former CFLer's death an accident. In: cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, May 9, 2006, accessed February 26, 2015 : "Hamilton Tiger-Cats lineman Travis Claridge was intoxicated with the painkiller oxycodone when he died of pneumonia on Feb. 28 in Las Vegas."
personal data
SURNAME Claridge, Travis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Claridge, Travis A. (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan , United States
DATE OF DEATH February 28, 2006
Place of death Henderson , Nevada , United States