Tuufuli Uperesa

Tuufuli Uperesa
No. 75
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	January 20, 1948; American Samoa
Died:	June 21, 2021 (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
	Philadelphia Eagles (1971); Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1973–1974); Calgary Stampeders (1975); Ottawa Rough Riders (1975–1976); BC Lions (1977);
Career highlights and awards
	Grey Cup champion (1976); Second-team Little All-American (1969);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	2
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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.

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

References

"TUUFULI UPERESA". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
"Former Griz great, NFL player Tuufuli Uperesa dies". Missoulian.com. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-06-26.

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