Jesse Sapolu
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Manase Jesse Sapolu
Manase Jesse Sapolu (born March 10, 1961, Apia, Western Samoa, is a former football player in the National Football League
. Sapolu played both center and offensive guard, and spent his entire career in a San Francisco 49ers
uniform.
Jesse Sapolu attended Farrington High School
and the University of Hawaii
in Honolulu. Standing 6 feet 4 inches, 278 lbs., he was selected by the Oakland Invaders
in the 17th round (199th pick overall) of the 1983 USFL draft, and selected by San Francisco 49ers
in the 11th round (289th pick overall) of the 1983 NFL
draft. He signed with the San Francisco 49ers
on July 10, 1983.
Sapolu is one of six 49ers to own four Super Bowl
Championship Rings (1984
, 1988
, 1989
, and 1994
), and the only one of those to earn a ring with the '94 team rather than their first title in 1981
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/rings. He earned Pro Bowl
honors in 1993 and 1994.
Since retiring in 1997, Sapolu lives in California
and remains active in the community as well with the San Francisco 49ers
Alumni. He is also an Offensive Line Coach for the Edison High School Chargers in Huntington Beach, Ca.
Manase Jesse Sapolu (born March 10, 1961, Apia, Western Samoa, is a former football player in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. Sapolu played both center and offensive guard, and spent his entire career in a San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
uniform.
Jesse Sapolu attended Farrington High School
Farrington High School
Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School is a public secondary school located in the Kalihi district of Honolulu on the island of Oahu, Hawaii....
and the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
in Honolulu. Standing 6 feet 4 inches, 278 lbs., he was selected by the Oakland Invaders
Oakland Invaders
Oakland Invaders was a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League from 1983 through 1985.-In reaction to the Raiders relocating to Los Angeles:...
in the 17th round (199th pick overall) of the 1983 USFL draft, and selected by San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
in the 11th round (289th pick overall) of the 1983 NFL
1983 NFL Draft
The 1983 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 26–27, 1983...
draft. He signed with the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
on July 10, 1983.
Sapolu is one of six 49ers to own four Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
Championship Rings (1984
Super Bowl XIX
Super Bowl XIX was an American football game played on January 20, 1985 at Stanford Stadium, on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California, to decide the National Football League champion following the 1984 regular season...
, 1988
Super Bowl XXIII
Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game played on January 22, 1989 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1988 regular season. This was the first Super Bowl hosted in the Miami area in 10 years, and the first in Miami not held...
, 1989
Super Bowl XXIV
Super Bowl XXIV was an American football game played on January 28, 1990 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1989 regular season...
, and 1994
Super Bowl XXIX
Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game played on January 29, 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1994 regular season...
), and the only one of those to earn a ring with the '94 team rather than their first title in 1981
Super Bowl XVI
Super Bowl XVI was an American football game played on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan to decide the National Football League champion following the 1981 regular season. It marked the first time that a Super Bowl was held at a cold-weather city...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/rings. He earned Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
honors in 1993 and 1994.
Since retiring in 1997, Sapolu lives in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and remains active in the community as well with the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
Alumni. He is also an Offensive Line Coach for the Edison High School Chargers in Huntington Beach, Ca.