Occasionally, over the years, a Samoan quarterback might come along. So too the temptation to call that QB a "Throwin’ Samoan." “I say, ‘Wait a minute. There’s only one. I had that ...

Uiagalelei is the new starting QB for FSU football in 2024 ... David John Uiagalelei goes by DJ. He is of Samoan descent, like Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. With Samoan names ...

Kevin Mawae and Jack Thompson ("The Throwing Samoan"). Earlier this year it inducted players like Jesse Sapolu and Mark Tuinei. University of Oregon QB Marcus Mariota, selected 2nd in this year's ...

Despite having grown up in Hawaii, he is Samoan by ethnicity rather than Hawaiian. While her own parents were from the region of American Samoa, Tagovailoa's mother, Diane, was brought up in ...