 Lolotai in 1946 | |||||||||
| No. 26, 30 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | June 22, 1920 Western Samoa Trust Territory | ||||||||
| Died: | September 30, 1990 (aged 70) Pago Pago, American Samoa | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | ʻIolani School (Honolulu, Hawaii) | ||||||||
| College: | Weber JC Colorado A&M | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1945 | ||||||||
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Albert Lolotai (June 22, 1920 – September 30, 1990) was a Samoa-born American football offensive lineman. He played college football at Weber Junior College. Lolotai was the first Samoan American and Polynesian to play professional American football.[1]
After his football career was over, Lolotai worked as a professional wrestler throughout Australasia, at one time holding a belt as Hawaiian heavyweight wrestling champion.
- ^ Ruck, Rob (February 5, 2016). "Football's Polynesian moment: Samoa's athletic outliers are paying a steep price for their commitment to the game". Salon. Retrieved February 5, 2016.