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Long Ding (born February 11, 1988) is a Chinese college athlete who plays American football as kicker. He was originally a member of the IFAF / USA Football International Student Program, [ 1 ] before entering college football after his arrival in the United States in 2007.
Apolo Ohno, who is of half Japanese descent, [23] is a short track speed skater and an eight-time Olympic medalist as well as the most decorated American Winter Olympic athlete of all time. He became the youngest U.S. national champion in 1997 and was the reigning champion from 2001 to 2009, winning the title a total of 12 times.
Pages in category "Asian American players of American football" The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players was a ten-part television series that set out to determine the top 100 greatest NFL players of all time. It was presented by the NFL Network in 2010. The series was based on a list of the top 100 National Football League players of all time, as compiled by a "blue-ribbon" panel assembled by the NFL Network.
Edward Kai Wang (born March 12, 1987) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Virginia Tech and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 2010 NFL draft. Wang was the first full-blooded Chinese player to both be drafted and to play in the NFL. [1] [2]
The AFLC was founded in 2013 by Chris McLaurin, [2] a former football player for the University of Michigan Wolverines.McLaurin, working in Chongqing at the time, helped to organize a group of locals and expatriates who were interested in football into the Chongqing Dockers, whose first season was profiled by the New Republic in The Year of the Pigskin. [3]
When the players returned they found the country in the midst of the Chinese Civil War. When it ended, the team had been split into two, one called the People's Republic of China national football team and the other called Republic of China national football team (later renamed Chinese Taipei national football team). [13]
Hidetoshi Nakata won the AFC Player of the Year award in 1997 and 1998. Server Djeparov won the AFC Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2011. Akram Afif won the AFC Player of the Year award in 2019 and 2023. The AFC Player of the Year is an annual prize presented by Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is awarded to the Asian player who has ...