American football player (born 1964)
American football player
Tim Manoa No. 42, 44 Position: Fullback Personal information Born: (1964年09月09日 ) September 9, 1964 (age 60) Tonga Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 227 lb (103 kg) Career information High school: Wexford (PA) North Allegheny College: Penn State NFL draft: 1987 : 3rd round, 80th pickCareer history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Timote Taliai Manoa (born September 9, 1964) is a Tongan-born former professional football player. He played fullback for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts . He played collegiately at Penn State and was a member of both the 1986 national championship team.
Manoa was born in Tonga, but at age 10 moved to Hawaii where he discovered American football.[ 3] He attended Kahuku High School from grades 7 to 9 before moving to Wexford, Pennsylvania . There he attended North Allegheny High
.[ 3] Manoa was named a Parade All-American [ 4] and was heavily recruited by several top college football programs, including West Virginia , Pitt , Hawaii , and Ohio State , before selecting Penn State.[ 3]
After outstanding junior and senior seasons as part of Penn State's "Baby Bull Backfield" fullback tandem (with Steve Smith ),[ 4] Manoa was invited to the Hula Bowl , Senior Bowl , and the NFL Combine [ 3] where his NFL draft stock rose steadily. He was selected in the 3rd round (#80) of the 1987 NFL draft by the Browns.[ 5] He would play 3 seasons in Cleveland under Marty Schottenheimer and Bud Carson before moving on for a final season with Indianapolis.
Manoa now teaches speed training at Rocky's Personalized Training in Boardman, Ohio .[ 3]
NFL career statistics [ edit ]
Year
Team
Games
Rushing
Receiving
GP
GS
Att
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Rec
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
1987
CLE
12
0
23
116
5.0
35
0
1
8
8.0
8
0
1988
CLE
16
4
99
389
3.9
34
2
10
54
5.4
9
0
1989
CLE
16
15
87
289
3.3
22
3
27
241
8.9
32
2
1991
IND
9
5
27
144
5.3
44
1
2
5
2.5
5
0
53
24
236
938
4.0
44
6
40
308
7.7
32
2
Year
Team
Games
Rushing
Receiving
GP
GS
Att
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Rec
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
1987
CLE
2
0
4
10
2.5
6
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1988
CLE
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1989
CLE
2
0
5
11
2.2
3
1
1
8
8.0
8
0
5
0
9
21
2.3
6
1
1
8
8.0
8
0