SU Legend Jim Ridlon Visits “The Garden”

This article was originally published on February 21, 2020 on Spectrum News by Kate Callaway. Read the full article and watch the interview HERE.

Former SU safety Jim Ridlon has an exhibit in the Everson Museum of Art for a second time. Ridlon, who graduated from Syracuse in 1957, went on to play for the Cowboys and 49ers in the NFL. Ridlon was also a broadcaster and performing arts professor at Syracuse. On Thursday, he visited with gallery goers at the Everson Museum of Art, where his latest exhibit, “The Garden” is on display. He told Spectrum that it took him seven months to paint the exhibit.