Wilson Faumuina

{{Short description|America Samoan gridiron football player (1954–1986)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Wilson Faumuina

|number=74

|position=Defensive tackle
Defensive end

|birth_date={{Birth date|1954|6|11|mf=y}}

|birth_place=American Samoa

|death_date={{death date and age|1986|9|26|1954|6|11}}

|death_place=San Francisco, California, U.S.

|height_ft=6

|weight_lb=275

|height_in=5

|high_school=Balboa (CA)

|college=San Jose St.

|draftyear=1977

|draftround=1

|draftpick=20

|pastteams=* Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1977|1981}})

|highlights=* Third-team All-American (1976)

|statlabel1=Sacks

|statvalue1=13.5

|statlabel2=Fumble recoveries

|statvalue2=3

|statlabel3=Interceptions

|statvalue3=1

|pfr=FaumWi20

}}

Wilson Faumuina (June 11, 1954 – September 26, 1986){{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FaumWi20/gamelog/1977/ |title=Wilson Faumuina |publisher=Pro Football Reference |access-date=30 November 2021}} was an American football defensive lineman who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons. He died at age 32 of heart failure.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-09-28-sp-9988-story.html |title=Wilson Faumuina, 32, a former Atlanta Falcons... |work=Los Angeles Times |date=28 September 1986 |access-date=12 November 2022}} Wilson attended Balboa High School in San Francisco and played both defensive end and offensive tackle. He was All City several times. Wilson then attended San Jose State from which he was drafted by the Falcons as a first round draft pick,{{cite book |title=Asians and Pacific Islanders in American Football: Historical and Contemporary Experiences |author=Joel S. franks |publisher=Lexington Books |year=2018 |page=235 }} 20th overall in 1977 NFL draft. He played five seasons with the Falcons from 1977 to 1981.

Wilson Faumuina was one of the first Samoans to play in the NFL. He was the son of territorial senator Faumuina Tolopa.Sunia, Fofō Iosefa Fiti (2001). Puputoa: Host of Heroes - A record of the history makers in the First Century of American Samoa, 1900-2000. Suva, Fiji: Oceania Printers. Page 35. ISBN 9829036022.