Harvey Achziger
Harvey Walter Achziger was 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.
Achziger studied agriculture and played college football at Colorado State University, then known as Colorado A&M. Achziger was an All-American in 1952 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.
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.
Achziger was inducted to the 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