Jim Ridlon
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 11, 1934 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Nanuet, New York | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Nyack (NY) | ||||||
| College: | Syracuse | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1957 / Round: 4 / Pick: 39 | ||||||
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| Games played: | 89 |
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| Interceptions: | 9 |
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James Arthur Ridlon (born July 11, 1934) is a former American football safety who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for Syracuse University.
Ridlon had to overcome a dyslexia and a stuttering problem throughout his first years of school. He attended Nyack High School, where he received All-County recognition as a quarterback in football and a guard in basketball.
He accepted a scholarship from Syracuse University. He played offensive end as a sophomore. The next year, he was moved to halfback in the same backfield with Jim Brown and registered a school record 3 touchdown receptions in one game.
As a senior in a game against Holy Cross, he scored in three different ways (reception, run and interception). In 1990, he was inducted into the Syracuse University Sports Hall of Fame.
Ridlon was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round (39th overall) of the 1957 NFL Draft. In his second season, he registered 4 interceptions. He played mostly as a reserve safety until 1962, when he started 6 games and intercepted one pass.
On April 30, 1963, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for linebacker Mike Dowdle, who was a former 49er draft choice.
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