Rodney Lee Achter (born February 14, 1961), better known as Rod Achter, is a former
wide receiver. Achter was drafted by the
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansion ...
in the ninth round of the
1983 NFL Draft
The 1983 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 26–27, 1983, at the New York She ...
with the 239th overall pick. He later played for the
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. Formerly one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine ...
in 1984, recording three catches for 10 yards in two regular season games.
He is the granduncle of American ice hockey goaltender,
Tyler James Hardwick.
References
1961 births
Living people
American football wide receivers
Canadian football wide receivers
Players of American football from Ohio
Toledo Rockets football players
Minnesota Vikings players
Ottawa Rough Riders players
People from Oregon, Ohio
Players of Canadian football from Ohio
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