Al Noga
Alapati Noga (born September 16, 1965) is a former American football defensive lineman who played seven seasons in the National Football League.[1]
| No. 99, 72 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Defensive End / Defensive Tackle | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | September 16, 1965 Fagasa, American Samoa | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 259 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Honolulu (HI) Farrington | ||||||||
| College: | Hawaii | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1988 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||
| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |||||||||
Noga was an Outland Trophy finalist, and an AP first team All-American at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings with the 71st pick in the third round in the 1988 NFL Draft.[2] In the December 27, 1999, issue of Sports Illustrated, he was listed as number 46 on their "50 Greatest Hawaii Sports Figures" list.[3]
Noga is married to Theresa Sagapolutele.[4] Noga's brothers, Pete and Niko, both played at the University of Hawai'i and Niko played later in the NFL.[5]
References
- "Al Noga". NFL. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- "National Football League: NFL Draft History – by Alphabetic Order – N". NFL. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- "The 50 Greatest Hawaii Sports Figures". Sports Illustrated. Dec 27, 1999. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- Honolulu Star Bulletin article
- Wes Nakama (July 26, 2009). "Noga brothers put a hurting on opposition". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.