Harvey Achziger
| Born: | August 8, 1931 Eaton, Colorado |
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| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1957 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Harvey Achziger (born August 8, 1931) is an American businessman and former professional football player. Achziger played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with whom he won the Grey Cup in 1957.[1]
Achziger studied agriculture and played college football at Colorado State University, then known as Colorado A&M.[2] Achziger was an All-American in 1952[3] and was later drafted to the National Football League by the Philadelphia Eagles. He was inducted into the school's Sports Hall of Fame in November 2012.[2]
After a knee injury ended his football career, Achziger moved to Sumter, South Carolina where he works in the family business. He is a father of two and has one grandchild.[2]
Achziger was inducted to the Colorado State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.
Awards[]
- 1951, 1952 - First-team all-Mountain State Athletic Conference
- 1952 - All-American
- Colorado State University Athletics Hall of Fame (inducted 2012)
Source: Colorado State University[4]
References[]
- ^ "Neil Thomas Statistics on". Justsportsstats.com. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
- ^ a b c Ozekin, Enes (November 13, 2012). "Harvey Achziger named to Sports Hall of Fame". Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ^ "Colorado State University Official Athletic Site Colorado State University Official Athletic Site - Colorado A&M Aggies". Csurams.Com. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
- ^ Buchanan, Stuart (July 13, 2012). "CSU Athletics announces 2012 Hall of Fame class: Induction ceremony set for Oct. 26". Colorado State University Rams. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
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