draftyear finalyear debutyear statvalue birth_place article_title position highschool draftround college birth_date nfl number draftpick statlabel
1989 1995 1989 94 15.5 1 san francisco , california natu tuatagaloa
 defensive end san rafael -lrb- ca -rrb- 5 california 25 may 1966 tua415291 -- 138 tackles sacks interceptions
natu tuatagaloa

natu tuatagaloa -lrb- born may 25 , 1966 in san francisco -rrb- is a former professional football player in the american nfl .
he played for the 1995 houston oilers , seattle seahawks in 1992 to 1993 , and for the cincinnati bengals from 1989 to 1991 .
his parents , gage and ria tuatagaloa , are both first generation immigrants from western samoa and the netherlands .
he credits his parents with instilling strong family values and setting a great example of work ethic , determination , perseverance and community involvement .
both tuatagaloa graduated from san rafael high school in 1984 as a four sport letterman in football , basketball , boxing & track .
although he was recruited by many schools , he quickly decided to accept a full ride football scholarship to the university of california , berkeley .
he was a four-year letterman and three-year starter on the golden bears football team with head coaches joe kapp -lrb- 84 ' -86 ' -rrb- and bruce snyder -lrb- 87 ' -88 ' -rrb- .
tuatagaloa was voted captain his senior year by his teammates .
to his benefit , his five-year position coach rod marinelli , -lrb- 2006 detroit lions head coach -rrb- , characterizes the level of talent at a b - while grading the work ethic at an a + .
tuatagaloa earned all pac-10 honors and held the golden bear sack record until 1996 .
he also was awarded the brick muller award , warded to the most valuable lineman .
tuatagaloa graduated with a ba in history .
tuatagaloa spent six years playing professional football in the nfl .
as a defensive lineman , tuatagaloa was drafted number 138 in the 5th round in 1989 and played for the 1989 , 1990 , and 1991 cincinnati bengals under head coach sam wyche .
tuatagaloa played for the 1992 & 1993 seattle seahawks with coach tom flores .
tuatagaloa , in his fifth season , made seven tackles , two sacks and intercepted a pass in exhibition games .
tuatagaloa played for both the new orleans saints and houston oilers in 1995 under head coaches jim mora and jeff fisher .
he was a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed against the nfl in regarded to the nfl 's plan b free agency rules .
upon returning to san rafael in 1996 , tuatagaloa joined idex global services , inc. to develop the california telecommunications services division .
during his eight-year career at idex , tuatagaloa was involved with all facets of the business and quickly rose through the ranks to ultimately become the president of the western region in 2004 .
currently , tuatagaloa is a principal at bei gateway which provides turn-key solutions for facilities and technology infrastructure .
tuatagaloa was elected to the san rafael city school board in november 2001 with 31.39 % and is serving a second term as trustee and the current board president .
member of the san rafael rotary club # 409 in district 5150 .
he was inducted into the marin county athletic hall of fame in november 2004 .
he is also a member of the board of directors for the marin athletic foundation .
