Del Rodgers
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | June 22, 1960 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | North Salinas (Salinas, California) | ||||||||||||
| College | Utah | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1982: 3rd round, 71st overall pick | ||||||||||||
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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.[1] He was hired by KCRA 3 in 1997.
Pro football career
[edit]From 1982 to 1985, Rodgers played for the Packers.[2] 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
[edit]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 was the Sports Director at KCRA in Sacramento, CA, joining the station in September 1997. He anchored sportscasts Monday through Friday, where he was committed to covering Sacramento-area high school sports.[3][4]
On December 1, 2025, Rodgers retired from KCRA after 28 years at the station and 36 years in sports journalism.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "1982 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
- ↑ "Del Rodgers Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ↑ "Del Rodgers". KCRA.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- 1 2 Irshad, Zara (December 2, 2025). "Former S.F. 49er retires from job as Northern California sportscaster". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 5, 2026.