Kato Serwanga

**[[:en:New_England_Patriots|Kato]]** E. Serwanga (Ogw'omusanvu 23,1976- Ogw'omwenda 25,2025) yali munnayuganda omumerika omukugu mu kuzannya omupiira ogw'ebigereng'azannyira okusinga mu koona mu mpaka eza National Footbal League(NFL). Oluvannyuma lwa famire ye okugenda mu Amerika ng’aweza emyaka esatu, yazannyirako omupiira gw’amatendekero aga waggulu mu Sacramento State Hornets, Pacific Tigers ne California Golden Bears . Yakola endagaano ne New England Patriots ng’omuzannyi akiika mu 1998 era n’agizannyira mu sizoni ya 1999 ne 2000. Oluvannyuma yazannyira mu Washington Redskins okuva mu 2001 okutuuka mu 2002 ate mu New York Giants okuva mu 2002 okutuuka mu 2003 nga tannamaliriza mupiira gwe nga mmemba wa Indianapolis Colts mu 2004. Yali muganda wa muzannyi munne wa NFL Wasswa Serwanga .

## Obulamu n’emirimu

### Obulamu obwasooka n’okusoma
Serwanga yazaalibwa Ogw'omusanvu 23, 1976, mu Kampala, Uganda.  Alina baganda be basatu ne bannyina babiri, okuli ne mulongo munne, Wasswa .  Yazaalibwa nga wayise eddakiika 15 oluvannyuma lwa munne era; erinnya lye, lyatulwa "Kah-TOE", eritegeeza "omulongo omuto".  Yagenda mu Amerika n'aba famile ye ku myaka esatu.  Okusalawo kuno kwatuukwakwo oluvannyuma w'abakitaabe abato basatu okuttibwa ku mulembe gwa Idi Amin olw’okuba baali bagagga; kitaawe Patrick yatunda ebintu bye ng’awaanyisiganya tikiti z’ennyonyi okuleeta famile ye mu Amerika Patrick yennyini yawonera watono okuttibwa  gavumenti ya Amin, era y’awona okuttibwa bweyabuuka okuvamu motoka ye ng'etambula. Famile yatuuka mu Sacramento, California, era Patrick bweyagezaako okugoba okufuna ku sente ze naye teyasobola kuzifuna.

Kitaawe wa Serwanga yakolanga gwa kwoza masowaani okusobola okubezaawo amakaage, nga basula mu kazigo akatono akaalimu ebitanda bibiri byokka. Serwanga yasooka kugezesa mupiira ogw'ebigere  ku myaka mwenda, oluvannyuma lw'okulaba mukulu we James ng'azannya omupiira ogw'omusenyu . Ye ne muganda we baazannya omupiira nga basomera mu Sacramento Charter High School, bombi gye baali bazannyira ennyo mu koona.. Mu 1992, Wasswa yali atandise era Kato n’akola nga backup we.  Abalongo bano baali bavuganya nnyo ne bannaabwe.   Oluvannyuma lwa sizoni ya 1993, bombi ye ne muganda we baayitibwa All-Metro League.  Bombi baakola endagaano okuzannya omupiira gw'amatendekero aga waggulu mu Sacramento State Hornets . 

Abalongo bombi baatandikira mu Sacramento State ng'abayizi ba Yunivaasite abagya mu 1994 era Kato yateekayo okugaana okweyongerayo n'emisomo emirundi ena omwaka ogwo. Wabula bombi baakyusibwa ne bagenda mu Pacific Tigers oluvannyuma lwa sizoni emu, essomero bwe lyasooka okusalawo okusuula omupiira. Baafuna obudde obuwera okuzannyira mu Tigers mu 1995, kuba zombi zaalabikira mu mipiira munaana (nga batuula ebweru egiwerako olw’amateeka g’okukyusa), nga Kato omugatte gwa tackles 33 nga tayambiddwa n’okusiba nnya.  Interceptions ze ennya ze zikulembera ttiimu.  Oluvannyuma lwa sizoni ya 1995, kyalangirirwa nti Pacific yali ekomya ttiimu yaayo ey'omupiira olw'ensonga z'ebyensimbi.  Baali balina okuddamu okukyusa, nga Wasswa yeewaayo mu UCLA Bruins ate Kato n'agenda mu California Golden Bears, omulundi ogwasooka abalongo bano okubeera ku ttiimu ez'enjawulo. 

Serwanga yali muzannyi atandise mu Golden Bears okuva mu 1996 okutuuka mu 1997, ng’azannya nga nickelback .  5*​* ) n’obuzito ( 190 pounds (86 kkiro) ).  Kato yakulembera California n'akwata ekifo eky'okusatu mu Pac-12 Conference n'okusiba emirundi ena mu 1996, n'ayamba ttiimu okutuuka ku likodi ya 6-6 n'okulabika mu 1996 Aloha Bowl . [    ​