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Mirro Roder

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{{Infobox gridiron football person | name = Mirro Roder | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = (1944-01-22)January 22, 1944 | birth_place = Olomouc, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now Czech Republic) | death_place= [[Czech Republic] | death_date= July 9, 2021(2021-07-09) (aged 77) | team = | number = | status = | position1 = K | height_ft = | height_in = | weight_lb = | college = None | NFLDraftedYear = 1972 | NFLDraftedRound = | NFLDraftedPick = | NFLDraftedTeam = | playing_years1 = 1972–1974 | playing_team1 = Chicago Bears | playing_years2 = 1976 | playing_team2 = Tampa Bay Buccaneers | career_highlights = | NFL = ROD221488 | DatabaseFootball = RODERMIR01 }}

Mirro Roder (born January 22, 1944 in Olomouc is a former American football placekicker who played three seasons in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the Chicago Bears, and two games for the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976 and missed all three field goals that he attempted with them. He is the first Czechoslovakian-born player in the NFL (the town in which he was born is now part of the modern-day Czech Republic). Original name Miroslav Rödr.

Mirro's daughter still lives in the same Riverside, IL home he bought when he kicked for the Bears. After retiring he moved back to Czechoslovakia and got remarried. He passed away on July 9, 2021 at 77.

Preceded by Chicago Bears Kickers
1974
Succeeded by