Frank Manumaleuga

{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Frank Manumaleuna

|number=54

|position=Linebacker

|birth_date={{Birth date|1956|5|9}}

|birth_place=Laie, Territory of Hawaii, U.S.

|death_date={{Death date and age|2022|6|1|1956|5|9}}

|death_place=Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

|height_ft=6

|height_in=2

|weight_lb=245

|high_school=Phineas Banning {{nowrap|(Los Angeles, California)}}

|college=San Jose State

|draftyear=1979

|draftround=4

|draftpick=85

|pastteams=

Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1979}}–{{NFL Year|1981}})
Oakland Invaders ({{USFL Year|1983}}–{{USFL Year|1984}})
Portland Breakers ({{USFL Year|1985}})

|highlights =

Third-team All-American (1978)
Second-team All-Coast (1977)

|statlabel1=Interceptions

|statvalue1=6

|statlabel2=Touchdowns

|statvalue2=1

|pfr=M/ManuFr20

}}

Frank Toto'a Manumaleuna (May 9, 1956 – June 1, 2022){{Cite web |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/manu00600.html |title=Frank Manumaleuna |access-date=2022-07-11 |archive-date=2022-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401072939/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/manu00600.html |url-status=dead }} was an American football linebacker who played three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chiefs in the fourth round of the 1979 NFL draft. He first enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles before transferring to De Anza College and lastly San José State University. Manumaleuna attended Phineas Banning High School in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/manu00600.html | title=FRANK MANUMALEUNA | publisher=profootballarchives.com | access-date=November 20, 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909012701/http://www.profootballarchives.com/manu00600.html | archive-date=September 9, 2015 }} He was also a member of the Oakland Invaders and Portland Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL). Manumaleuna died on June 1, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Early life

Manumaleuna participated in high school football, basketball, baseball and track at Phineas Banning High School.{{cite news | url=http://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19780916-01.2.10&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------# | title=Mowin' Samoan stars at SJSU | work=The Stanford Daily | date=September 16, 1978 | access-date=November 20, 2015 | author=Deutsch, Emilie | pages=6}}

College career

Manumaleuna sustained a spine and neck injury during his only game for the UCLA Bruins as a freshman in 1974 in Knoxville during a 17–17 tie with the Tennessee Volunteers. However, he earned Chevrolet Player of the Game honors after making 25 tackles during the game. He also played one year of basketball for the Bruins.{{cite web | url=http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/1999/09/23/215547-young-manumaleuna-a-threat-still-a-role-player/ | title=Young Manumaleuna a threat, still a role player | publisher=tucsoncitizen.com | date=September 23, 1999 | access-date=November 20, 2015 | author=Durrenberger, Charles}} However, the UCLA medical staff would not clear him to resume football activities.

Manumaleuna then played two years of college football at De Anza College and averaged fifteen yards per carry as a fullback. He transferred to play for the San Jose State Spartans from 1977 to 1978. He was inducted into the San Jose State University Sports Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=http://www.sjsuspartans.com/genrel/062801aep.html |title=SJSU Sports Hall of Fame - Complete Listing |publisher=sjsuspartans.com |access-date=November 20, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120193507/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/genrel/062801aep.html |archive-date=November 20, 2015 }}

Professional career

Manumaleuna was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL with the 85th pick in the 1979 NFL draft. He played in 35 games, starting 29, for the Chiefs from 1979 to 1981. He played in 36 games, all starts, for the USFL's Oakland Invaders from 1983 to 1984.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/1983usfloak.html | title=1983 Oakland Invaders | publisher=profootballarchives.com | access-date=November 20, 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/1984usfloak.html | title=1984 Oakland Invaders | publisher=profootballarchives.com | access-date=November 20, 2015}} Manumaleuna played for the Portland Breakers of the USFL during the 1985 season.

Personal life

Manumaleuna’s son Brandon Manumaleuna also played in the NFL.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/ManuFr20.htm | title=Frank Manumaleuga | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | access-date=November 20, 2015}} Frank's nephew Eathyn Manumaleuna spent time during the 2014 off-season with the New York Giants and New England Patriots.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/eathyn-manumaleuna-player-transactions |title=EATHYN MANUMALEUNA |work=foxsports.com |access-date=November 20, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120183752/http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/eathyn-manumaleuna-player-transactions |archive-date=November 20, 2015 }}

References

External links

[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=manumfra001 Just Sports Stats]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20151121101019/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/frank-manumaleuna-1.html College stats]

Category:1956 births

Category:2022 deaths

Category:American sportspeople of Samoan descent

Category:American football linebackers

Category:American football fullbacks

Category:UCLA Bruins football players

Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball players

Category:De Anza Dons football players

Category:San Jose State Spartans football players

Category:Kansas City Chiefs players

Category:Oakland Invaders players

Category:Boston/New Orleans/Portland Breakers players

Category:Sportspeople from Laie

Category:Players of American football from Honolulu County, Hawaii

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:Players of American football from Los Angeles

Category:Phineas Banning High School alumni

Category:Pacific Islander American players of American football