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Tuufuli Uperesa

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Tuufuli Uperesa
No. 75
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:(1948-01-20)January 20, 1948
American Samoa
Died:June 21, 2021(2021-06-21) (aged 73)
American Samoa
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school:ʻAiea
(Aiea, Hawaii)
College:Montana
NFL draft:1970 / round: 16 / pick: 396
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tuufuli Uperesa (January 20, 1948 – June 21, 2021) was an American football guard who played one season with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Eagles in the sixteenth round of the 1970 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Montana and attended ʻAiea High School in Aiea, Hawaii.[1] Uperesa was also a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Rough Riders, and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

He died of kidney failure on June 21, 2021, in American Samoa at age 73.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "TUUFULI UPERESA". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "Former Griz great, NFL player Tuufuli Uperesa dies". Missoulian.com. June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
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