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| Born | August 9, 1985 Regina, SK, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 277 lb (126 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Thom Collegiate | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Regina | ||||||||||||||||
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Ryan Ackerman (born August 9, 1985) is a former Canadian football and rugby union player.
Biography
[edit]Ackerman is a native of Regina, Saskatchewan and attended Thom Collegiate, where he played both sports.[1]
An offensive lineman, Ackerman played football for the University of Regina and was picked up by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the fourth round of the 2007 CFL draft, the 28th overall selection. He was added to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' practice roster in 2009.[2]
Ackerman, a rugby union prop, played for the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club. He earned a Canada cap in a Test match against Romania at Ellerslie Rugby Park in Edmonton in 2017.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Switzer, Tim (May 3, 2007). "Hometown boy picked by Riders". Regina Leader-Post. Canadian Football League.
- ↑ "Oct 2009: Bombers add Canadian Ackerman to roster". Winnipeg Free Press. October 29, 2009.
- ↑ "Premier rugby men power past Druids". St. Albert Gazette. September 17, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Ryan Ackerman at ESPNscrum (archived)
Categories:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canada international rugby union players
- Canadian football offensive linemen
- Canadian football people from Regina, Saskatchewan
- Canadian rugby union players
- Footballers who switched code
- Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan
- Regina Rams players
- Rugby union players from Saskatchewan
- Rugby union props
- Saskatchewan Roughriders players
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers players