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Colin Ridgeway

Australian-born American football player (1937–1993)
Person Human Q5145514

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
February 19, 1937, February 19, 1939[7]
Date of death
May 13, 1993
Place of birth
Melbourne
Place of death
University Park
Country of citizenship
Australia[8]
Occupation
high jumper, American football player
Educated at
Lamar University[9]
Country for sport
Australia[22]
Family name
Ridgway, Ridgeway[15][16]
Given name
Colin, Edwin[17][18]
Height
+77[23]
Manner of death
homicide[19]
Mass
+211[24]
Member of sports team
Dallas Cowboys[11]
Participant in
1956 Summer Olympics, 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games[20][21]
Position played on team / speciality
punter[12]
Sport
athletics, American football[13][14]
Sports discipline competed in
high jump[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Colin Edwin Ridgeway en Colin Edwin Ridgway en Colin Ridgeway en Colin Ridgway de Colin Edwin Ridgeway de Colin Ridgway fr Colin Edwin Ridgeway fr Colin Ridgway nl Colin Edwin Ridgeway nl Colin Edwin Ridgeway (-Ridgway) nl Colin Ridgeway pl Colin Edwin Ridgeway
🔖 Identifiers · 13
Australian Athletics Historical Results athlete ID
310
Australian Olympic Committee athlete ID
colin-ridgeway-11888
Freebase ID
/m/0b7qpp
HAND ID
353D-8494-849A-9A9A-842F
NFL.com player ID
colin-ridgeway
NFL.com player ID (former scheme)
2524147
Olympedia people ID
64782
Prabook ID
2516147
Pro Football Reference player ID
R/RidgCo20
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ri/colin-ridgeway-1
Tilastopaja male athlete ID
114323
Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID
5586
Show all 13 identifiers +1
World Athletics athlete ID
14554899

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🔗 Connections
Given name 2
Edwin, Colin
Participant in 2
1956 Summer Olympics, 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Sport 2
athletics, American football
Country for sport 1
Australia
Country of citizenship 1
Australia
Educated at 1
Lamar University
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
homicide
Member of sports team 1
Dallas Cowboys
Occupation 1
high jumper
Place of birth 1
Melbourne
Place of death 1
University Park
Position played on team / speciality 1
punter
Sex or gender 1
male
Sports discipline competed in 1
high jump
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Summary

Colin Ridgeway was born on February 19, 1937[1], in Melbourne[2]. He died on May 13, 1993[3], in University Park[4]. He worked as a high jumper[5] and American football player[6].

FAQs

Where was Colin Ridgeway born?

Colin Ridgeway's place of birth was Melbourne[2].

Where did Colin Ridgeway die?

Colin Ridgeway passed away in University Park[4].

What did Colin Ridgeway do for work?

Colin Ridgeway worked as a high jumper[5] and American football player[6].

Where did Colin Ridgeway go to school?

Colin Ridgeway was educated at Lamar University[9].

Related Entities

Australia Lamar University Melbourne

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Pro Football Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Pro Football Reference. wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Olympedia. athletics.possumbility.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Pro Football Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → 1956 Summer Olympics, 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
    HAND ID → 353D-8494-849A-9A9A-842F
    Occupation → high jumper, American football player
    Given name → Colin, Edwin
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Tilastopaja male athlete ID: 114323, add P3884 (114323) via wa2paja"
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