Pita Elisara

Pita Elisara (November 16, 1976 – October 16, 2018) was an American football offensive lineman.

Pita Elisara
No. 73
Position:Tackle / Guard
Personal information
Born:(1976-11-16)November 16, 1976
'Ili'ili, American Samoa
Died:October 16, 2018(2018-10-16) (aged 41)
Del City, Oklahoma
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:287 lb (130 kg)
Career information
High school:Tafuna (Tafuna, American Samoa)
College:Indiana
Undrafted:2000
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (1998)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

A native of American Samoa, Elisara grew up playing rugby and football. After high school, he spent two years at Palomar College while living with some of his brothers, who were serving in the US Navy, in Oceanside, California.[1] In 1998, he transferred to Indiana University, where he became an All-Big Ten offensive lineman. He started all 11 games in 1999 for the Hoosiers.

Being not selected in the 2000 NFL Draft, Elisara was signed onto the New York Giants off-season roster, but eventually cut. He was then selected in the 2001 XFL Draft by the short-lived San Francisco Demons. The following years he spent on several NFL teams' off-season roster, while being assigned to NFL Europe squads during the season.[2]

He died on October 16, 2018, in Del City, Oklahoma.[3]

References
  1. "American Football: Pita's a 300lb Thunder-bolt". Glasgow Sunday Mail. June 9, 2002.
  2. "Archived copy". www.nfleurope.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Pita Elisara Obituary - del City, OK".



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