 Tuiasosopo circa 1977 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 30, 1957 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | St. Anthony (Long Beach, California) | ||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1979: 1st round, 18th pick | ||||||||
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Manu'ula Asovalu Tuiasosopo (born August 30, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football at UCLA and was the 18th overall pick of the 1979 NFL draft, selected by the Seattle Seahawks. [1]
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In his fifth and final season in Seattle in 1983, the Seahawks made their first-ever postseason appearance and won two playoff games. They advanced to the AFC title game, on the road against the Los Angeles Raiders, a divisional rival whom Seattle had swept during the regular season; the Raiders won 30–14.
Tuiasosopo was traded in April 1984 (for two draft choices) to the San Francisco 49ers, [2] [3] who won Super Bowl XIX in January 1985. He played with the 49ers for three years, through the 1986 season.
