Al Noga
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| Date of birth: | September 16, 1965 |
| Place of birth: | Fagasa, American Samoa |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Defensive lineman |
| College: | Hawaii |
| NFL Draft: | 1988 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1988-1992 1993 1994 1996-1997 1999 |
Minnesota Vikings Washington Redskins Indianapolis Colts San Jose SaberCats (AFL)[1] Portland Forest Dragons (AFL)[1] |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
Alapati Noga (born September 16, 1965) is a former American football defensive lineman who played seven seasons in the National Football League.[2]
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.[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 Kathi Wolfgramm, who was part of the singing group, The Jets.[5] Noga's brothers, Pete and Niko, both played at the University of Hawai'i and Niko played later in the NFL.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "ArenaFan Online: Al Noga". Arena Football League. http://arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=1178&pageview=career. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ "Al Noga". NFL. http://www.nfl.com/players/alnoga/profile?id=NOG207645. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ "National Football League: NFL Draft History - by Alphabetic Order - N". NFL. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=N&abbrFlag=1&type=alphabetical. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ "The 50 Greatest Hawaii Sports Figures". Sports Illustrated. Dec. 27, 1999. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/hawaii/greatest/. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ Honolulu Star Bulletin article
- ^ Wes Nakama (Sunday, July 26, 2009). "Noga brothers put a hurting on opposition". Honolulu Advertiser. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2009/Jul/26/sp/hawaii907260376.html. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
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