Del Rodgers
{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Del Rodgers
| image = Del Rodgers.jpg
| number = 35, 25
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|06|22}}
| birth_place = Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 210
| high_school = North Salinas
(Salinas, California)
| college = Utah
| draftyear = 1982
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 71
| pastteams =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1982|1985}})
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1987|1988}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 315
| statlabel2 = Average
| statvalue2 = 3.8
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 16
| statlabel4 = Return yards
| statvalue4 = 1,735
| statlabel5 = Return TDs
| statvalue5 = 1
| pfr = RodgDe00
}}
Rodrick Del Rodgers (born June 22, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah Utes and was the first 1,000 yard rusher in the school's history. Rodgers was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 1982 NFL draft. He was hired by KCRA 3 in 1997.
Pro football career
From 1982 to 1985, Rodgers played for the Packers.{{Cite web | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RodgDe00.htm | website = Pro-Football-Reference.com | access-date = December 12, 2023 | title = Del Rodgers Stats }} On December 9, 1984, he made a 97-yard kick return for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears, which remains a Soldier Field Record by an opponent that still stands today. After a one-year absence from the league because of an injury, he made a come back and played two years with the San Francisco 49ers from 1987 to 1988, earning a Super Bowl championship for the 1988 season.
Sports broadcasting
In 1985, Rodgers’ first television foray was when he joined KMST-TV in Monterey, CA. Later on he joined KSBW-TV in Salinas, CA. He then moved on to KIRO-TV in Seattle, WA before joining WXIA-TV in Atlanta.
Del Rodgers is the Sports Director at KCRA in Sacramento, CA.
He joined the KCRA 3 Sports department in 1997. Del, who is well loved and respected, was promoted to sports director after three years. He currently anchors the sportscasts Monday through Friday.{{Cite web | url = http://www.kcra.com/news-team/3e770e6a-154e-466d-ba74-77164137931c | title = Del Rodgers | access-date = December 12, 2023 | website = KCRA.com }}
References
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{{Green Bay Packers 1982 NFL draft picks}}
{{Super Bowl XXIII}}
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Category:American football running backs
Category:Utah Utes football players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:San Francisco 49ers players
Category:Television anchors from Sacramento, California
Category:Players of American football from Washington (state)