Alfred Pupunu
| Alfred Pupunu | |
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Position (s): Tight End |
Jersey numbers: 86, 85, 89, 81 |
| born on October 16, 1969 in Tonga | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1992 - 1999 | |
| Undrafted in 1992 | |
| College : Weber State University | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Pass catches | 102 |
| Games | 103 |
| Touchdowns | 3 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Alfred Sione Pupunu (born October 16, 1969 in Tonga ) is a former American football player. He played tight end with the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League (NFL) and is currently working as a coach.
college
Pupunu came from Tonga, but grew up in Salt Lake City and attended high school there before moving to Dixie State College of Utah in St. George in 1988 . In 1990 he joined Weber State University in Ogden , whose team Wildcats does not play in the highest college league, which was not beneficial for Pupunu's professional career, although his performance as a pass recipient with 93 balls caught and a gain of 1204 yards were exceptional. This still represents a university record today (2015).
NFL
Pupunu was not signed in the NFL Draft . After a trial with the San Diego Chargers , he signed a contract there in 1992. He was then able to secure a regular place in the Chargers team. In 1997 he moved to the Kansas City Chiefs . He then moved to the New York Giants in 1998 to return to the Chargers after a year. He ended his career with the Detroit Lions in 2000.
In 1995 the Chargers won the AFC Championship Game with Pupunu and then moved into the Super Bowl XXIX . In Miami they played with their quarterback Stan Humphries against the San Francisco 49ers with quarterback Steve Young . The game ended 49:26 for the team from San Francisco . Pupunu scored a touchdown in both games .
In 103 games in the NFL, Pupunu caught 102 passes and scored three touchdowns in the regular season .
Pupunu was famous for the gestures he used when scoring a touchdown in the United States . He performed a kava dance while holding the football, which has a distant resemblance to a coconut, like a soda can, opened it fictitiously and set the ball to supposedly drink ( Charger Coconut ).
Honors
Pupunu is a member of the Hall of Fame at Weber State University.
After the career
Pupunu is married and has four children. He graduated from criminology and coached a high school before moving to Southern Utah University to coach the tight ends .
Web links
source
- Jens Plassmann: NFL - American Football. The game, the stars, the stories (= Rororo 9445 rororo Sport ). Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Hall of Fame - Alfred Pupunu. Weber State Wildcats, March 10, 2015, accessed February 19, 2018 (American English): “Pupunu left Weber State with 101 pass receptions for 1,291 yards and 12 touchdowns. His 93 catches is still a WSU single-season best. "
- ^ The Evolution of the Endzone Dance . Sportingnews.com. February 12, 2007. Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2010: "It involved him holding the football at arms length, mock ripping the top of the football off and chugging the" coconut "milk inside."
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pupunu, Alfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pupunu, Alfred Sione |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Tongan American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th October 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tonga |