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Troy was born in April 19, 1981 in Garden Grove, California and attended Douglas High in Winston Oregan. After being a successful career in high school excelling at football, baseball and basketball Polamalu decided to pursue football and play for the University of Southern California in which he was a key part of their defense. During college he shared a room with another future star, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer. Drafted No. 1 (16 overall) in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers (the pick was acquired through a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs; KC picked RB Larry Johnson later in that round), Polamalu played in all 16 games as a rookie. By his second season he was starting for Coach Bill Cowher. Polamalu (#43) is currently with the Pittsburgh Steelers and is the team's starting strong safety. He is easily recognized when playing due to the large mane of curly hair flowing out of his helmet and past his shoulders. Polamalu is considered to be one of the more cerebral players in the NFL and is becoming the new face of the Steelers' vaunted "Steel Curtain" defense. |
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Born in 4/19/81 Is 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 212 lbs. Has 4 years of NFL experience, went to USC... Currently plays Strong Safety. Has 48 total starts in the NFL, has a total of 227 tackles, 6 sacks for 50 lost yards, and has 7 interceptions for 100 yards and 1 touchdown. |
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High school- Named to 1998 Super Prep All-Northwest, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 and All-Far West League second team as a senior, was an All-State center fielder and two-time All-League basketball player. College- Was a two time all american, one of three finalists for the 2002 Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation's top defensive back, was a team captain and recipient of the team's Most Inspirational Player Award and Co Lifter Award. Pro: Has developed into one of the NFL's top safeties, was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2005 and made one Super Bowl appearence. |
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He's a social sciences/history major at USC. His brother, Kaio Aumua, played football at UTEP. His uncle is former USC fullback Kennedy Pola (1982-85), now the Trojans' running backs coach and special teams coordinator. Another uncle, Al Pola, played football at Penn State. A cousin, Nicky Sualua, was a running back with the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys who attended Ohio State. Another cousin, Leie Sualua, was a defensive lineman at Oregon. Another cousin, Joe Polamalu, played for Oregon State in 1987 and 1988. His full name is Troy Polamalu Aumua. He was born in Garden Grove, Calif., and lived Santa Ana until he was 9, when he moved in with an aunt, uncle and 3 cousins in Tenmile, Ore. (200 miles from Portland in the southwest part of the state) to get away from Orange County gang influences. His hobbies are woodworking and making furniture, as well as reading the Bible. He learned how to play the piano (and read music) during his 2001 junior year. |
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