George Achica is a retired american football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 lineman.

Pro career

Achica was picked in the 3rd round with the 57th overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft

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...

 by the Baltimore Colts

History of the Indianapolis Colts

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 but chose to play for the USFL Los Angeles Express from 1983 to 1985. Achica played nose tackle for the National Football League

National Football League

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 Indianapolis Colts

Indianapolis Colts

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 in 1985 and went the San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers

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 training camp in 1986 but retired weeks later.

College career

Achica was selected first team All American, Lombardi Award

Lombardi Award

The Rotary Lombardi Award is awarded annually to the best college football lineman or linebacker. The Lombardi Award program was approved by the Rotary Club in Houston in 1970 shortly after the death of Vince Lombardi. The committee outlined the criteria for eligibility for the award, which...

 runner-up, and Morris Trophy winner at the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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 in 1982. He was the first of four Samoans to be selected All American at University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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, the other three are Junior Seau

Junior Seau

Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted fifth overall by the San Diego Chargers during the 1990 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Southern California and was the progenitor of the "NFL-USC linebacker".A ten-time All-Pro and...

, Troy Polamalu

Troy Polamalu

Troy Aumua Polamalu is an American football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Steelers. He played college football at the University of Southern California.-High school:Troy Polamalu graduated...

, and Lofa Tatupu

Lofa Tatupu

-Seattle Seahawks:Tatupu quickly established himself as one of the top defensive players in the league as a rookie in 2005, in which he was named to the Pro Bowl, while leading the NFC Champion Seahawks in tackles, with 104, en route to their first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history...

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Achica was also an 3-time first team Pac-10 defensive line selection from 1980-1982. Achica one of other Samoan teammate at USC is current Jacksonville Jaguars running backs coach Kennedy Pola

Kennedy Pola

Kennedy Polamalu is an American football coach and former player. Currently, he is the offensive coordinator for the USC Trojans. Pola is presently in the process of legally changing his name to Kennedy Polamalu.-College career:Pola was a fullback at USC from 1982 to 1985...

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External links

• Los Angeles Times Article on George Achica