Harvey Walter Achziger (August 8, 1931 – May 15, 2022) was an American businessman and former professional

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player. Achziger played for the

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in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with whom he won the

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in 1957. Achziger studied agriculture and played college football at

Colorado State University Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...

, then known as Colorado A&M. Achziger was an All-American in 1952 and was later drafted to the National Football League (NFL) by the Philadelphia Eagles. He was inducted into the school's Sports Hall of Fame in November 2012. After a knee injury ended his football career, Achziger moved to

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where he works in the family business. He is a father of two and has one grandchild. Achziger was inducted to th
Colorado State University Athletics Hall of Fame
in 2012. Achziger died in Sumter, South Carolina on May 15, 2022, at the age of 90.

Awards

* 1951, 1952 - First-team all-Mountain State Athletic Conference * 1952 - All-American * Colorado State University Athletics Hall of Fame (inducted 2012)
Achziger CSU Athletics Hall of Fame Bio
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1931 births 2022 deaths Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Colorado State Rams football players People from Weld County, Colorado Players of American football from Colorado American expatriates in Canada {{Canadianfootball-bio-stub