Chinedu Achebe

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Chinedu Achebe
Personal information
Born: (1977-09-07) September 7, 1977 (age 46)
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school: Steubenville (OH) Catholic Central
College: Iowa State
Position: Linebacker / Fullback
Undrafted: 1999
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:85.0
Sacks:5.5
Interceptions:7-1
Rushing yards:95
Total TDs:7
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Chinedu "Chin" Achebe (born September 7, 1977) is a former American football fullback / linebacker who played college football at Iowa State. He attended Steubenville Catholic Central High School. [1] As a senior, he won the Ohio state wrestling championship at 215 pounds. Achebe also played baseball, where he earned 2 varsity letters [2]

He played in Arena Football League with the Iowa Barnstormers (2000), and the New York Dragons (2001-2005). [3] Achebe was the 19th selection of the Utah Blaze expansion draft. [4]

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References

  1. "Chinedu Achebe". www.steubenvillecentralcrusaders.com. Central Catholic High School. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  2. "Chinedu 'Chin' Achebe Bio". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  3. "Chinedu 'Chin' Achebe News". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  4. "Utah Blaze expansion draft selections". www.desertnews.com. Deseret News. September 27, 2005. Retrieved August 27, 2015.