{{Short description|American football player (born 1977)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Chinedu Achebe | image = | number = | position = Linebacker / Fullback | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|9|7}} | birth_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 255 | high_school = Catholic Central {{nowrap|(Steubenville, Ohio)}} | college = Iowa State | undraftedyear = 1999 | pastteams = * Iowa Barnstormers ({{AFL Year|2000}}) * New York Dragons ({{AFL Year|2001}}—{{AFL Year|2005}}) * Utah Blaze ({{AFL Year|2006}})* | aflstatlabel1 = Tackles | aflstatvalue1 = 85.0 | aflstatlabel2 = Sacks | aflstatvalue2 = 5.5 | aflstatlabel3 = Interceptions | aflstatvalue3 = 7–1 | aflstatlabel4 = Rushing yards | aflstatvalue4 = 95 | aflstatlabel5 = Total TDs | aflstatvalue5 = 7 | afl = 2521 }}
'''Chinedu "Chin" Achebe''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Vivian Amalachukwu-Chinedu "Chin" Achebe.wav|Listen|help=no}} (born September 7, 1977) is an American former football fullback / linebacker who played college football at Iowa State. He attended Steubenville Catholic Central High School.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://steubenvillecentralcrusaders.com/Personnel_Summary.aspx?PersonID=488 |title=Chinedu Achebe |publisher=Central Catholic High School |work=www.steubenvillecentralcrusaders.com |accessdate=August 27, 2015}}</ref> As a senior, he won the Ohio state wrestling championship at 215 pounds. Achebe also played baseball, where he earned 2 varsity letters <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=2521&pageview=bio |title=Chinedu 'Chin' Achebe Bio |publisher=ArenaFan |work=www.arenafan.com |accessdate=August 27, 2015}}</ref>
He played in Arena Football League with the Iowa Barnstormers (2000), and the New York Dragons (2001–2005).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=2521&pageview=news |title=Chinedu 'Chin' Achebe News |publisher=ArenaFan |work=www.arenafan.com |accessdate=August 27, 2015}}</ref> Achebe was the 19th selection of the Utah Blaze expansion draft.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/615153238/Utah-Blaze-expansion-draft-selections.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040409/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/615153238/Utah-Blaze-expansion-draft-selections.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |title=Utah Blaze expansion draft selections |date=September 27, 2005 |publisher=Deseret News |work=www.desertnews.com |accessdate=August 27, 2015}}</ref>
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