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Al Noga

American football player (born 1965)

American football player

Al Noga

No. 99, 72

Position:

Defensive end / defensive tackle

Personal information

Born:

(1965-09-16) September 16, 1965 (age 58)
Fagasa, American Samoa

Height:

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight:

259 lb (117 kg)

Career information

High school:

Honolulu (HI) Farrington

College:

Hawaii

NFL draft:

1988 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71

Career history

Minnesota Vikings (1988–1992)
Washington Redskins (1993)
Indianapolis Colts (1994)
San Jose SaberCats (1996–1997)
Portland Forest Dragons (1999)

Career highlights and awards

Second-team All-Arena (1997)
First-team All-American (1986)
WAC Defensive Player of the Year (1986)
3× First-team All-WAC (1985-1987)

Career NFL statistics

Sacks:	34.5
Interceptions:	1
Touchdowns:	1

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · ArenaFan.com

Alapati Noga (born September 16, 1965) is a former American football defensive lineman who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL).^[1]

Noga was an Outland Trophy finalist, and an AP first-team All-American at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings with the 71st pick in the third round in the 1988 NFL Draft.^[2]^[3] In the December 27, 1999, issue of Sports Illustrated, he was listed as number 46 on their "50 Greatest Hawaii Sports Figures" list.^[4]

Noga is married to Theresa Sagapolutele.^[5] Noga's brothers, Pete and Niko, both played at the University of Hawai'i and Niko played later in the NFL.^[6]

References

^ "Al Noga". NFL. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
^ "National Football League: NFL Draft History – by Alphabetic Order – N". NFL. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
^ "The 50 Greatest Hawaii Sports Figures". Sports Illustrated. Dec 27, 1999. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
^ Honolulu Star Bulletin article
^ Wes Nakama (July 26, 2009). "Noga brothers put a hurting on opposition". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 2010-06-21.