Age, Biography and Wiki
Mosi Tatupu was born on 26 April, 1955 in Pago Pago, American Samoa, is an American football player (1955–2010). Discover Mosi Tatupu's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 54 years old?
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| Age |
54 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
26 April, 1955 |
| Birthday |
26 April |
| Birthplace |
Pago Pago, American Samoa |
| Date of death |
23 February, 2010 |
| Died Place |
Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality |
American Samoa
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Mosi Tatupu Height, Weight & Measurements
At 54 years old, Mosi Tatupu height is 183 cm .
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| Height |
183 cm |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Lofa Tatupu |
Mosi Tatupu Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mosi Tatupu worth at the age of 54 years old? Mosi Tatupu’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from American Samoa. We have estimated Mosi Tatupu's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
player |
Mosi Tatupu Social Network
Timeline
Mosiula Faasuka Tatupu (April 26, 1955 – February 23, 2010) was an American professional football player who was a running back for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
He played college football at the University of Southern California (USC).
He played in the NFL as a running back and on special teams with New England Patriots from 1978 to 1990 and the Los Angeles Rams in 1991.
Tatupu attended the University of Southern California, playing in the 1978 Hula Bowl and finished his career with 223 rushing attempts for 1277 yards (5.73 yards per attempt avg.).
The, given annually to the College Football Special Teams Player of the Year by the Maui Quarterback Club and the Hula Bowl, bears his name.
Drafted in eighth round with the 215th overall pick of the 1978 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots, Tatupu played fullback and became an ace on special teams.
He rushed the ball 612 times for 2,415 yards and 18 touchdowns; in the 1983 season he led the league with 5.5 rushing yards per attempt.
He caught 96 passes for 843 yards and two touchdowns for his career.
His season high for rushing yards came in 1983 with 578 rushing yards and four touchdowns, while in 1984 he set a personal best with 16 catches for 159 yards.
He was elected to the Pro Bowl in 1986.
He became a football coach after his playing career.
Tatupu was a standout player at Punahou School in Honolulu, where he set many Hawaii state rushing records.
In 1987 against the Los Angeles Raiders, Tatupu threw a 15-yard touchdown to Tony Collins.
However, the Patriots were terrible late in his career (they went 1–15 in his final season) and his playing time was sharply reduced in his final three years with the team; in one instance, Chris Berman mined humor from a blowout New England loss by showing all 13 receptions by Tatupu in the game, because none of the catches produced a touchdown or even a first down.
Tatupu was used mostly on special teams kick coverage.
He had seven kick returns for 56 yards in his career.
In the Halloween 1992 episode of The Simpsons entitled "Treehouse of Horror III", Tatupu's name is used during the "King Homer" segment, which parodies the 1933 film King Kong.
During the segment, the chief of Ape Island is shown to say "Mosi Tatupu, Mosi Tatupu", which in their language means "the blue-haired woman will make a fine sacrifice"—the "blue-haired woman" being Marge Simpson, who is playing Fay Wray's Ann Darrow to Homer's King Kong.
One of the most popular players to play for the New England Patriots, Tatupu had his own section of fans at Foxboro Stadium, "Mosi's Mooses," who all adorned moose heads and chanted his name throughout the game.
Tatupu was the head coach at King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, Massachusetts from 1995 to 2001, compiled a record of 29–43 in seven seasons.
Former New England Patriots center, Pete Brock, was one of his assistant coaches.
His nephew, Joe Tuipala, was also an NFL linebacker from 1999 to 2005.
Tatupu was the running backs coach at Curry College, an NCAA Division III school in Milton, Massachusetts, from 2002 to 2007, serving under head coach Steve Nelson, a former teammate of Tatupu on the Patriots.
Tatupu died in Plainville, Massachusetts on February 23, 2010.
The cause of death was a heart attack.
In 2014, using brain tissue preserved from his 2010 autopsy, he was posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy by the CTE Center at Boston University School of Medicine.
He is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with this disease, which is caused by repeated hits to the head.
Tatupu's son, Lofa Tatupu, played linebacker at USC and for the Seattle Seahawks.
Lofa was a teammate of Matt Hasselbeck, the son of Mosi's former Patriots teammate, Don Hasselbeck.
