Riddick attended Fordham University from 1936 to 1940, where he played football under head coach Jim Crowley, and line coach Frank Leahy, and alongside the Seven Blocks of Granite including Vince Lombardi. In Riddick's freshman year, Fordham went 5–0–2 before losing what Lombardi called, "the most devastating loss of [his] life," when the Rams lost, 7–6, to NYU, and their hopes of playing in the Rose Bowl. They finished the season ranked #15 in the AP Poll. His sophomore year, when he joined the team roster, the Rams' went undefeated with a 7–0–1 record, allowing only 16 points all season, and reaching #3 in the AP Poll. His junior year, the 1938 Rams' went 6–1–2, and lead the nation with just under 300 offensive yards per game, and finished the season #15 in the AP Poll. His senior year, Riddick played in the first-ever televised football game, as the Rams beat Waynesburg, 34–7. Fordham finished the season with a 6–2 record, and ranked #17 in the final AP Poll.
Within the canon of the series, Riddick is shown to be a highly skilled predator—he is extremely mobile and stealthy - especially for someone of his size, has a vast knowledge of how to kill almost any humanoid in a variety of ways, is an extreme survivalist, and is notoriously hard to contain. He is also self-admittedly a dangerous convict and murderer—yet despite this, he is sometimes shown to perform moral or even atypically heroic actions, usually against his own better judgment and survivalist nature.
Riddick is a Furyan, a member of a warrior race obliterated by a military campaign that left Furya desolate, and is one of the last of his kind. One of his most defining features are his eyes, a characteristic inherent in a certain caste of his species (The Alpha-Furyans), although he implies in Pitch Black that they were "shined" by a back-alley surgical operation. This allows him to see in the dark with no difficulty at all, but also renders his eyes incredibly sensitive to concentrated light, therefore he wears tinted welding goggles for protection.
The series follows the adventures of antihero character Riddick (either portrayed or voiced by Vin Diesel) in the 28th century. The Chronicles of Riddickfictional universe was initially created with the release of Pitch Black, which was written by director Twohy, Ken Wheat, and his brother Jim Wheat. Since then Twohy has written and directed the two live action sequels and was involved in the development of the storyline of a number of the franchise's offshoots.
Films
Pitch Black (2000)
The first installment of the franchise, Pitch Black, was a lower budget production compared to the later ones. The story involved Riddick being transported to prison on the Hunter Gratzner, a commercial cargo ship. When the spaceship is damaged in the wake of a comet and makes an emergency crash landing on an isolated desert planet, Riddick escapes. However, when flying creatures begin attacking all the survivors, Riddick joins forces with the others to escape the planet. After the release of the sequel titled The Chronicles of Riddick, in the hopes of building a franchise, this film has often been referred to as The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black in subsequent home video re-releases. It received mixed reviews but today is considered a cult classic.
The general manager candidates they already interviewed are Thomas Dmitroff, Jon Robinson, Jim Nagy, Louis Riddick, Alec Halaby, Mike Borgonzi, Bellmore’s Mike Greenberg and Ray Farmer... More Jets. Jets' search for head coach, GM picks up steam ... .
The following list of Española Public Schools employees’ salaries was provided by the school district. The amount following an employee’s title is the current salary, without overtime ... assistant, $59,460 ... Riddick, Charlie Ray, technology tech, $59,280 ... .
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The area’s top girls basketball players and coach for the 2022-23 season at NCHSAA schools, based on the nominations and voting by area coaches. Player of the Year...Adelaide Jernigan ... G Kleiauna Riddick, junior ... G Haley Long, senior; F Avery Ray, junior.
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