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Sydney Omameh
American musician and football player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sydney Omameh (born February 21, 1993) is an American former football player.[1][2] He played college football at Ohio Dominion and Grand Valley State. Professionally, he was a member of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League (AFL).
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Early life
Sydney Omameh was born in Columbus, Ohio.[3][4] He received his early education from Westerville North High School.[5] He completed his preparatory education at William Mason High School.[4] He played in eight games as a senior, recording 35 tackles, 12 for loss, three quarterback sacks, including a blocking a field goal at Ashland.[4] During his senior year, he was named to the 1st team All-Conference and received an honorable mention in Ohio Southwest.[4]
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College career
Ohio Dominican
Omameh was a member of the Ohio Dominion of Old Dominion University from 2011 to 2015. He graduated with a degree in international business.[6][7]
In 2013, Omameh was included in the Second Team All-GLIAC.[8][9] During the same year, he was also selected for the First Team All-Ohio Division II.[5] During 2013, he played 11 games and recorded 40 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and three blocked kicks.[5]
In 2014, while playing as a defensive for Ohio Dominican, he scored the opening touchdown of a 28-24 Panthers victory by returning a 25-yard blocked kick for a touchdown.[6] In December 2014, he named in the Daktronics All-Super Region Four team squad.[10]
Grand Valley State
In September 2016, Omameh joined GVSU football after leaving Ohio Dominican in the summer of the season.[11][6][12] Before joining GVSU, he spent four years in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC).[6][13][14] His notable contributions for Grand Valley include four sacks for them against Lakers.[15]
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Professional career
In 2018, Omameh was signed by the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League.[16][17]
During the 2019 season, Omameh played for the Columbus Destroyers.[18][19][20]
Personal life
Omameh is a brother of Patrick Omameh.[9][5]
At the age of eleven, Omameh started producing music under the artistic name, Uch3nna, using FL Studio.[21] In October 2022, his single, "Fake", was released.[21] He later released "Hate" and "Antidote".[21] His father was a music producer.[21]
References
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