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Ryneldi Becenti, first Native American to play in the WNBA, [46] first Native American woman to play professional basketball for a foreign nation [47] Joe Burton, first Native American to earn a scholarship to a Pac-10 conference [48] Sonny Dove, Wampanoag N.B.A. basketball player Detroit Pistons and New York Nets
Pages in category "Native American players of American football" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total.
Samoans began to make their mark in the NFL in the 1970s with players such as Jack "The Throwin' Samoan" Thompson and Pago Pago native Mosi Tatupu. Thompson was the first Polynesian quarterback in the NFL, [29] and Tatupu was invited to the Pro Bowl in 1986 as a special teams player. [32] Vai Sikahema was the first Tonga native in the NFL.
Allen is one of a handful of modern NFL players with a Native American background. He is a member of the state-recognized Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. [1]Allen attended Grimsley Senior High School and then Northern Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he played football, basketball, and ran track. [2]
When the Kansas City Chiefs take the field at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, thousands of fans will see the culmination of five decades of striving for the NFL's ultimate stage: the Super Bowl.
Michael Iupati (/(ˌ iː) juː ˈ p ɑː t i / (EE-)yoo-PAH-tee; born May 12, 1987) is a Samoan-American former professional football player who was a guard for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). A native of American Samoa, Iupati went to high school in southern California, played college football for the Idaho Vandals, and ...
Kraft was born on November 3, 2000, in Timber Lake, South Dakota. [1] His father, Doug Kraft, passed away in 2013. He has two brothers named Cody and Tanner Kraft. [2]Kraft grew up along the northern border of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation and in April 2024, he was named an honorary tribal member for his acts of service to the community.
#2. Nigeria - Active players: 11 - Total players (past and present): 34. Nigeria has been consistently represented throughout NFL rosters. The African country is the birthplace of defensive ...