Alapati Noga (born September 16, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL).[1]
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| Position: | Defensive end Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 16, 1965 Fagasa, American Samoa | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 259 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Honolulu (HI) Farrington | ||||||||
| College: | Hawaii | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1988 / round: 3 / pick: 71 | ||||||||
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Noga was an Outland Trophy finalist, and an AP first-team All-American at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 71st pick in the third round in the 1988 NFL draft.[2][3] In the December 27, 1999, issue of Sports Illustrated, he was listed as number 46 on their "50 Greatest Hawaii Sports Figures" list.[4]
Noga is married to Theresa Sagapolutele.[5] Noga's brothers, Pete and Niko, both played at the University of Hawai'i and Niko played later in the NFL.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Al Noga". NFL. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
- ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ "National Football League: NFL Draft History – by Alphabetic Order – N". NFL. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
- ^ "The 50 Greatest Hawaii Sports Figures". Sports Illustrated. December 27, 1999. Archived from the original on December 3, 2003. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
- ^ Honolulu Star Bulletin article
- ^ Wes Nakama (July 26, 2009). "Noga brothers put a hurting on opposition". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
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