Al Lolotai
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Date of birth: | June 22, 1920 |
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Place of birth: | Laie, Hawaii, U.S. |
Date of death: | September 1990 (age 70) |
Career information | |
Position(s): | Guard |
College: | Weber Junior College |
Organizations | |
As player: | |
1945 1946-1949 |
Washington Redskins Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) |
Career stats | |
Playing stats at NFL.com |
Albert Lolotai (June 22, 1920 – September 1990) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He also played for the Los Angeles Dons in the All-America Football Conference. He played college football at Weber Junior College. Lolotai was the first Samoan American and Polynesian to play professional American football.
Lolotai attended Kahuku High School and graduated from 'Iolani School in Honolulu, Hawai'i. One of his sons, Tiloi, also attended 'Iolani School and then went to play football for the Colorado as a defensive tackle, lettering from 1974-76.