Who was the first Samoan man to play for the all blacks?

Answer 1

The first Samoan to play in the NFL was Al Lolotai, who played for the Washington Redskins. Al broke into the league in 1945, where he played on the offensive line as a guard. After the 1945 season, Al moved over to the All American Football Conference, where he played for four more years (1946-1949) for the Los Angeles Dons.

Answer 2

The first player in the NFL from American Samoa was guard Tuufuli Uperesa who played two games in the 1971 season for the Philadelphia Eagles.

The first player in the NFL from Western Samoa was guard Al Lolotai who played 10 games in the 1945 season for the Washington Redskins.

Answer 3

Through the 2008 season, one player from American Samoa has played in MLB. That was Tony Solaita from Nuuuli who played with the Yankees in 1968 and the Royals, Angels, Expos, and Blue Jays between 1974-1979.

Answer 4

QB Jack Thompson by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1979 NFL Draft.

Thompson, who played college ball at Washington state, was the 3rd overall choice in the 1979 draft. His career spanned six seasons, playing 1979-1982 for the Bengals and 1983-1984 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was given the nickname 'The Throwin Samoan' during his sophomore season at Washington State and set many school and PAC-10 records there and was 9th in Heisman Trophy voting in 1978. He also had his number retired by WSU.

He was born in Tutuwila, American Samoa and grew up in Seattle, Washington.

Answer 5

Frank Solomon was the first Samoan to play for the All Blacks in 1931. Not only the first Samoan, but he was also the first American National to play for the All Blacks since that he was born in American Samoa

Answer 6

Tim Cahill, while being a famous Socceroo is from Samoan decent on his mothers side