Eugene Amano
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Tennessee Titans — No. 54 | |
Center | |
Date of birth: March 1, 1982 | |
Place of birth: Manila, Philippines | |
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 310 lb (140 kg) |
National Football League debut | |
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2004 for the Tennessee Titans | |
Career history | |
College: Southeast Missouri State | |
NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 7 / Pick: 239 | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NFL.com |
Eugene Philip Amano (born on March 1, 1982 in Manila, Philippines) is an American Football offensive lineman for the Tennessee Titans.
He attended Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego, California, where he was an all-conference performer as an offensive and defensive lineman during his senior season and also lettered in basketball and track.
He attended Southeast Missouri State University. As a senior, he won the Division I-AA Dave Rimington Trophy, given annually to top center in college football at each level of competition. Amano was also named first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association, The NFL Draft Report and Football Gazette.
Amano is the first NFL player born in the Philippines[1].
During his introduction on the December 30th edition of Sunday Night Football, he did not name his college. Instead, he said: "Eugene Amano, Rancho Bernardo High School, San Diego."