Al Noga

Alapati Noga (born September 16, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL).^[1]

Al Noga

No. 99, 72
Position:	Defensive end Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1965-09-16) September 16, 1965 (age 59) Fagasa, American Samoa
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	259 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school:	Honolulu (HI) Farrington
College:	Hawaii
NFL draft:	1988: 3rd round, 71st pick
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (1988–1992) Washington Redskins (1993) Minnesota Vikings (1994)* Arizona Cardinals (1994)* Indianapolis Colts (1994) San Jose SaberCats (1996–1997) Portland Forest Dragons (1999)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Arena (1997) First-team All-American (1986) WAC Defensive Player of the Year (1986) 3× First-team All-WAC (1985-1987)
Career NFL statistics
Sacks: 34.5 Interceptions: 1 Touchdowns: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Noga was an Outland Trophy finalist, and an AP first-team All-American at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 71st pick in the third round in the 1988 NFL draft.^[2][3] In the December 27, 1999, issue of Sports Illustrated, he was listed as number 46 on their "50 Greatest Hawaii Sports Figures" list.^[4]

Noga is married to Theresa Sagapolutele.^[5] Noga's brothers, Pete and Niko, both played at the University of Hawai'i and Niko played later in the NFL.^[6]