Wilson Faumuina
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Wilson Faumuina (June 11, 1954 – September 26, 1986)[1] was an American football defensive lineman who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons. He died at age 32 of heart failure.[2] Wilson attended Balboa High School in San Francisco and played both defensive end and offensive tackle. He was All City several times. Wilson then attended San Jose State from which he was drafted by the Falcons as a first round draft pick,[3] 20th overall in 1977 NFL draft. He played five seasons with the Falcons from 1977 to 1981.
Wilson Faumuina was one of the first Samoans to play in the NFL. He was the son of territorial senator Faumuina Tolopa.[4]
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- ↑ Sunia, Fofō Iosefa Fiti (2001). Puputoa: Host of Heroes - A record of the history makers in the First Century of American Samoa, 1900-2000. Suva, Fiji: Oceania Printers. Page 35. ISBN 9829036022.
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