Lakei Heimuli
Lakei Heimuli (born June 24, 1965) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played one season with the Chicago Bears (1987).
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| Born: | June 24, 1965 Vavaʻu, Tonga | ||||||||
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| High school: | Kahuku (Kahuku, Hawaii) | ||||||||
| College: | BYU | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1987 / Round: 9 / Pick: 249 | ||||||||
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Heimuli played college football as a running back at Brigham Young University (BYU) and lettered from 1984 to 1986. He rushed for 966 yards in 1986 as a senior and is second in all-time rushing yards with 2,710 yards. Heimuli is third all time in total touchdowns with 32 (30 rushing and 2 receiving. He attended Kahuku High School in Hawaii. He is distinguished as being the first Tongan to play in the National Football League.[1]
Two of his five children have also played college football. Helam Heimuli played at Weber State University and Houston Heimuli is currently a fullback at Stanford University.
References
- DataBase Football Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine