- "Rydell High School" in the movie musical, Grease (1978), is named in his honor.
- Honored by the City of Philadelphia when the 2400 block of South 11th St. was named Bobby Rydell Boulevard. The event was celebrated with a parade, a string band and Bobby arriving in a 1950 pink Cadillac. The mayor attended along with thousands of people. A huge block party followed dedication ceremonies.
- In the 1980s he teamed with fellow Philadelphians Frankie Avalon and Fabian to tour as "The Golden Boys of Bandstand" which included a TV special.
- Bandleader Paul Whiteman, with whose band he worked, renamed him Rydell because he couldn't pronounce Ridarelli.
- The "British Invasion" of 1964 may have hampered his career as a teen idol, but he did have modest chart success with his cover of "World Without Love (Please lock me away)" (1964). He later rerecorded "Sway" (1976) with a disco flavor.
- Played drums by age six and, at 15, was a drummer for a Philly rock-and-roll combo group called "Rocco and His Saints" that also featured Frankie Avalon on trumpet.
- Bought a house for his parents in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania.
- In both the Broadway musical drama Grease and the film Grease, the high school was named "Rydell High" after Rydell.
- Three major labels turned him down until he was signed up by Cameo-Parkway. He scored 19 'Top 30' hits from 1959 through 1964, including "Kissin' Time" (#11), "Volare" (#4), "Sway" (#4), "Swingin' School" (#5), "Wild One" (#2), and "Forget Him" (#4).
- Touring Australia at the Crown Casino Melbourne and various RSL clubs in NSW and Queensland. (September 2007)
- Rydell continued to tour throughout the remainder of his life, often with Frankie Avalon and Fabian; they performed under the name The Golden Boys.
- Since 1985, he has toured on-and-off in the "Now and Then" nostalgia show with fellow former Philly teen idols Fabian and Frankie Avalon.
- Inducted into Philadelphia's prestigious "Walk of Fame" where he was one of the first 10 inductees to have a star on Broad Street.
- Discovered as a youth by Paul Whiteman and his local "Teen Club" amateur TV show, staying as a regular with the program for three years.
- In 2000, he put out his first album in over two decades, comprised of remakes of old hits.
- No specific song title is given in The Beatles Anthology, but Bob Spitz writes in The Beatles: The Biography that McCartney originally modeled "She Loves You" on the Rydell "answering song" called "Swingin' School" (and not "Forget Him", as is commonly cited).
- In February 1961 he appeared at the Festival du Rock, at the Palais des Sports de Paris in Paris, France.
- In January 2013, six months after double transplant surgery, Rydell returned to the stage in Las Vegas for a three night engagement to a sold out audience.
- Rydell canceled a 2012 Australia tour because his health had deteriorated significantly and he was in need of urgent major surgery. On July 9, 2012, he underwent a double organ transplant to replace his liver and one kidney at Thomas Jefferson University in his hometown of Philadelphia.
- In the Oscar-winning film Green Book (2018), Rydell is portrayed in the opening scenes by actor Von Lewis.
- Has two children one son: Robert Ridarelli, and one daughter: Jennifer Dulin and five grandchildren.
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