Tua Tagovailoa trivia: 47 facts about the American football quarterback

Tua Tagovailoa is a Samoan- American football quarterback. He is a rising star.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about his life and career.

1. His full name is Tuanigamanuolepola “Tua” Tagovailoa
2. He was born pn March 2, 1998
3. He is a Samoan-American football quarterback
4. He plays for the Alabama Crimson Tide
5. He was born and raised in Ewa Beach, Hawaii
6. Tua Tagovailoa was born March 2, 1998
7. His parents are Galu Tagovailoa and Diane Tagovailoa
8. He is the oldest of four children in a Samoan family
9. He was said to have grown up with an intense interest in football
10. With his parents noting that he would sleep with a football under his arm every night as a small child
11. Tagovailoa’s father, Galu, began training Tagovailoa at the age of two
12. He forced Tagovailoa to begin throwing with his left hand instead of his right
13. During Pop Warner games when he was age 8, when his peers could typically throw a football little more than 10 yards, he routinely threw passes more than 30 yards
14. He was slow to grow into his body
15. But according to his high school coaches, “his Samoan genes finally kicked in” at about age 12
16. His main inspiration during his youth was his grandfather, Seu, who was respected enough in the local Samoan community that he was regularly addressed as “Chief Tagovailoa”
17. Seu believed that Tua would eventually grow into a football star
18. He requested that Tua visit him after every game to give him a report, no matter the time of day, with Tua once visiting at 3:00 am
19. Tua faced a crisis in the summer of 2014 when his grandfather unexpectedly died
20. He briefly considered quitting football
21. Until he and his father agreed that Tua could best honor Seu by continuing to play
22. When Tagovailoa began varsity football in high school, he threw for 33 passing touchdowns during his first season
23. With three interceptions and 2583 passing yards
24. Tagovailoa said a big inspiration and motivation for his performance was how his father disciplined him
25. Saying he used a belt and a bible whenever Tagovailoa threw an interception
26. In 2016, Tagovailoa played in the Army All-American bowl game, a high-school football all star game
27. In his regular season threw for 2669 passing yards with 27 passing touchdowns and 7 interceptions
28. He was also chosen to be a part of the Elite 11 roster
29. As one of the elite high-school quarterbacks and was MVP of that roster
30. In 2017, he was ranked as the number one high school player in the state of Hawaii of the Class of 2017
31. He attended Saint Louis School in Honolulu
32. The same school as Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota
33. There Mariota served as a mentor to him when they were growing up in Hawaii
34. He had 17 offers from colleges to play on a college football scholarship
35. Including UCLA, Oregon and Colorado
36. Eventually enrolling in the University of Alabama on 1/8/2017
37. He committed to play there starting from 2017
38. After Tagovailoa’s commitment to Alabama and graduating early from Saint Louis School, the Tagovailoa family moved to Alabaster, Alabama
39. Tagovailoa is a committed Christian
40. Tagovailoa’s younger brother, Taulia, played quarterback for Thompson High School, in Alabaster
41. He is currently a quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide
42. According to 247 Sports, Taulia was the 9th ranked dual-threat quarterback in the nation in the Class of 2019
43. He received offers from nine schools, including Alabama, Florida, Hawaii, Ole Miss, and Oregon
44. Taulia committed to Alabama during the Alabama Spring game
45. Tua and Taulia attended the Elite 11 QB camp in 2018
46. With Tua returning as a guest alumnus after winning MVP in 2016
47. Tagovailoa’s cousins also play football, with Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa playing defensive lineman at Notre Dame, and Adam Amosa-Tagovailo playing offensive lineman at Navy