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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | March 16, 1962 Syracuse, New York | ||||||
| Died: | September 20, 2022 (aged 60) Belleville, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Mascoutah (Mascoutah, Illinois) | ||||||
| College: | Southwest Missouri State | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 1985 | ||||||
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Stephen J. Ache (March 16, 1962 - September 20, 2022) was a former American football player who played as a linebacker. Born in Syracuse, New York, he attended Southwest Missouri State before playing in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings during the 1987 NFLPA strike. [1]