 Ridlon in 1961 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 11, 1934 Nanuet, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Nyack (Nyack, New York) | ||||||||
| College: | Syracuse | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1957 / round: 4 / pick: 39 | ||||||||
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James Arthur Ridlon Sr. (born July 11, 1934) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football and college lacrosse at Syracuse University. After football he became a sports painter and sculptor.