He played one season each for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and the AFL's Oakland Raiders and Buffalo Bills.
He then attended the University of Georgia where he played quarterback on the football team rather than sign as a pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Hendricks MVP award in the 1964 Sun Bowl where Georgia defeated Texas Tech.
Ridlehuber is best known for scoring a touchdown with 33 seconds remaining in a game against the New York Jets, by recovering a fumbled kickoff.
His face mask shattered and Anderson's teeth were broken and lying on the turf.
While medical personnel were administering to Max, Bill's coach John Rauch called for Preston along the sideline.
On the snap, Ridlehuber who had been a quarterback at Georgia, noticed that the Patriots cornerback was closing in on the Tight end.