Sefo Liufau
{{Short description|American football player (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Sefo Liufau
| current_team =
| image = Sefo Liufau attempts to find an open receiver8 (29670409181) (1).jpg
| number =
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|29}}
| birth_place = Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 230
| high_school = Tacoma (WA) Bellarmine Prep
| college = Colorado (2013-2016)
| undraftedyear = 2017
| pastteams =
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
| pastcoaching =
- Bellarmine Prep (2021–present)
Offensive coordinator
| status =
| highlights =
}}
Iosefo Sua Liufau (born October 29, 1994) is an American former professional football quarterback. He played college football at Colorado.
Early life
Liufau attended Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma, Washington.{{cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/sefo-liufau-former-bellarmine-prep-star-excited-to-come-home/|title=Sefo Liufau, former Bellarmine Prep star, excited to come home|date=November 7, 2013|publisher=}} During his career he led the team to a 34–5 record, while completing 522 of 838 passes for 7,297 yards and 68 touchdowns.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-college-sports/ci_22535870/football-qb-sefo-liufau-will-have-chance-compete|title=Football: QB Sefo Liufau will have chance to compete for CU Buffs starting job|date=February 6, 2013 |publisher=}} He committed to the University of Colorado Boulder to play college football.{{cite web|url=http://blog.thenewstribune.com/preps/2012/04/16/football-bellarmine-prep-qb-sefo-liufau-commits-to-colorado/|title=Football: Bellarmine Prep QB Sefo Liufau commits to Colorado - The Prep Blog|publisher=}}
College career
During his career as a Colorado Buffalo, Liufau played in 41 games and made a school record 39 starts. He also set 98 other school records including career passing touchdowns (60) and passing yards (9,763).{{cite web|url=http://www.buffzone.com/football-cubuffs/ci_30689843/cu-buffs-sefo-liufau-trying-end-his-career|title=CU Buffs' Sefo Liufau trying to end his career on high note|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/23/sefo-liufau-legacy-colorado-buffaloes/|title=Colorado Buffaloes QB Sefo Liufau will leave legacy of toughness at Folsom Field|date=November 24, 2016|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/college/pac-12/university-of-washington/article118070563.html|title=How Tacoma native Sefo Liufau helped lead Colorado to the Pac-12 title game|publisher=}} As a senior, he was named the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/107007/sefo-liufau-named-polynesian-college-football-player-of-the-year|title=Sefo Liufau named Polynesian College Football Player of the Year|date=December 7, 2016 |publisher=}}
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL draft, Liufau signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017.{{cite web|title=Bucs' Rookie Free Agents Flesh Out Roster|url=http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Bucs-Rookie-Free-Agents-Flesh-Out-Roster/0bbae856-9641-489b-bc56-2349782ddfb7|author=Smith, Scott|website=Buccaneers.com|date=May 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025204801/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Bucs-Rookie-Free-Agents-Flesh-Out-Roster/0bbae856-9641-489b-bc56-2349782ddfb7|access-date=May 5, 2017|archive-date=October 25, 2017}} He was waived by the Buccaneers on September 2, 2017.{{cite web|title=Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53|url=http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Wide-Variety-of-Moves-Gets-Bucs-to-53/229beb34-4568-4236-8cc8-4ad794feb408|author=Smith, Scott|website=Buccaneers.com|date=September 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208151620/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Wide-Variety-of-Moves-Gets-Bucs-to-53/229beb34-4568-4236-8cc8-4ad794feb408|archive-date=December 8, 2017}} He announced his retirement on January 6, 2018.{{cite web|title=Former Buffaloes QB Sefo Liufau retires from NFL|url=https://www.ralphiereport.com/2018/1/6/16858068/colorado-buffaloes-sefo-liufau-retires-nfl|website=RalphieReport.com|date=January 6, 2018|access-date=July 14, 2018}} He now coaches at his former high-school Bellarmine Prep, where he serves as the offensive coordinator.{{cite web |title=Sefo Liufau new offensive coordinator at Bellarmine Prep |url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/high-school/article253856063.html |website=The News Tribune |access-date=14 October 2022}}
References
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External links
- [https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/roster/sefo-liufau/5360 Colorado Buffaloes bio]
{{Colorado Buffaloes quarterback navbox}}
{{Polynesian Collegiate Football Player of the Year Award}}
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Category:Players of American football from Tacoma, Washington
Category:American sportspeople of Samoan descent
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Colorado Buffaloes football players
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Category:Pacific Islander American players of American football