'Gentle giant' football lineman comes home to Almont in death - Flint Journal
...At 6-foot-5 and 300 pounds, Claridge drew comparisons by sportswriters to both a redwood tree and a professional wrestler, but his family and friends remember a softer side.
"Travis was a wonderful human being," head coach Greg Marshall of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats said in a statement released by the team. "His enthusiasm for life touched so many of us. He loved his teammates, and his teammates loved him...
[In leiu of flowers, memorial contributions can be directed to: Travis Claridge Memorial Athletic Fund, c/o Steven Zott, Superintendant of Schools, 401 Church St, Almont, MI 48003. -Æ]
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