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Born: | Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | October 29, 1994
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
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High school: | Tacoma (WA) Bellarmine Prep |
College: | Colorado |
Position: | Offensive coordinator |
Undrafted: | 2017 |
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Iosefo Sua Liufau (born October 29, 1994) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Colorado.
Liufau attended Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma, Washington. [1] During his career he led the team to a 34–5 record, while completing 522 of 838 passes for 7,297 yards and 68 touchdowns. [2] He committed to the University of Colorado Boulder to play college football. [3]
During his career as a Colorado Buffalo, Liufau played in 41 games and made a school record 39 starts. He also set 98 other school records including career passing touchdowns (60) and passing yards (9,763). [4] [5] [6] As a senior, he was named the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year. [7]
After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, Liufau signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017. [8] He was waived by the Buccaneers on September 2, 2017. [9] He announced his retirement on January 6, 2018. [10] He now coaches at his former high-school Bellarmine Prep, where he serves as the offensive coordinator. [11]
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