Chris Maumalanga
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | December 15, 1971 Redwood City, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 288 lb (131 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, California) | ||||||
| College: | Kansas | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1994 / Round: 4 / Pick: 128 | ||||||
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Christian Netane Maumalanga (born December 15, 1971) is a former
Early years
Maumalanga was born in Redwood City, California and attended Bishop Montgomery High School where he was named All-State in both football and track.[1]
College career
Maumalanga attended Kansas where he was a four-year letter winner while majoring in business.[1] As a sophomore, he recorded the first safety in Aloha Bowl history during the Jayhawks win over BYU. As a senior, he recorded 74 tackles and 7.5 sacks.[1] He was also named first-team All-Conference and honorable mention All-American as a senior.[1] He finished his senior season by winning the 1994 Hula Bowl defensive MVP award.
Professional career
Maumalanga was selected in the fourth round (128th overall) by the
As a rookie, replacing an injured Coleman Rudolph, Maumalanga recorded five tackles against the Dallas Cowboys.[5] He finished the season with seven total tackles, one forced fumble and one pass defensed.[6]
In 1995 with the Arizona Cardinals he played in six games recording one tackle.[6] In 1996, he played in one game.
In 1997, he spent time with the Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams and Chicago Bears.[7] In 1999, he spent time with the Cleveland Browns.[7] In 2000, also spent time on the off-season roster of the Oakland Raiders.[7]
In 2000, he also played in the
Coaching career
Maumalanga also coached at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles.[8]
Personal life
Growing up, Maumalanga was a member of a street gang.[5][9] In June, 1995 during training camp, he knocked out linebacker, Mitch Davis, and had to be pulled off of him by two fellow linebackers, Pete Shufelt and Jessie Armstead.[5] Not long after, Maumalanga got into a fight with future Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan.[5][9]
He has four children, Olivia, Matthew, Christian and Ana Elizabeth.[1][10]
His cousin, Stephen Paea, was a second-round pick by the Chicago Bears as a defensive tackle and played seven seasons with the NFL.
Maumalanga founded the Tongan American Youth Foundation. He also coaches at Football University.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Christian Maumalanga". all-xfl.com. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ a b "PRO FOOTBALL; Fight Erupts in Giant Camp". The New York Times. July 26, 1994 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Graham Bensinger (2018-03-28), Michael Strahan: Fighting teammates for respect, retrieved 2018-11-03
- ^ a b c d Freeman, Mike (July 25, 1995). "PRO FOOTBALL; Giants Try to Get Young Tackle To Turn His Fury on Their Foes". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b "CHRIS MAUMALANGA". foxsports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ a b c "CHRIS MAUMALANGA". foxsports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ Tsai, Stephen (June 11, 2013). "Warriors land lineman, score high on APR". warriorbeat.staradvertiserblogs.com. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ a b "Michael Strahan, running scared into immortality". CapitalNewYork.com. Politico. November 21, 2013.
- ^ "Football Roster Has International Flair". bakeru.edu. September 9, 2014. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.