Hercules Mata'afa
| Washington State Cougars – No. 50 | |
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| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Class |  Junior |
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| Born: | c. 1996 (age 27–28) Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 252 lb (114 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Lahaina (HI) Lahainaluna |
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Hercules Mata'afa (born c. 1996) is an American football defensive tackle for the Washington State Cougars.
College career
As a junior in 2017, Mata'afa was a consensus All-American and was named the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year.[1][2][3] He was also named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/dec/12/hercules-mataafa-becomes-washington-states-first-c/
- ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/wsu-cougar-football/wsus-hercules-mataafa-named-polynesian-college-football-player-of-the-year/
- ^ http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/dec/12/washington-state-defensive-tackle-hercules-mataafa/
- ^ http://www.union-bulletin.com/sports/college_sports/washington_state_university/wsu-s-mata-afa-named-ap-pac--defensive-player/article_6b952d48-dea3-11e7-b6f9-c7959b763025.html