Soon-to-be NFL quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is originally from Hawaii and is proud of his American Samoan heritage. Tua’s parents, Galu and Diane Tagovailoa, exercised tough love but helped make ...

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 ...

QB Classic at Palouse Ridge — an event he never ... a tree named "Jack Thompson" in honor of the legendary Throwin' Samoan. A temporary plaque holds the place for the bronze version that's ...

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 ...