Pupunu played college football at Weber State University, where he went on to earn all-Big Sky Conference and All-American honors and has been inducted into the school’s athletic Hall of Fame.[1] Pupunu earned Walter Camp All-American honors after leading the nation (NCAA Division I-AA, now Football Championship Subdivision) in receptions, with 93, in 1991. The 93 receptions are the second-most ever in a single season by a tight end.
Though Pupunu only scored five career touchdowns (three regular season, two postseason), he performed a unique celebration after each, in which he mimicked twisting off the top of a coconut and drinking the juice, a very popular celebration among San Diego fans.[2]
Pupunu finished his career with 102 receptions for 1,000 yards and three touchdowns in 103 games.
Coaching careeredit
Pupunu was a volunteer assistant at the University of Utah Utes Football Team for three years (2005–2007).
In 2008, Pupunu was invited to coach the running backs and tight ends at the Southern Utah University (Cedar City, UT) Thunderbirds Football Team by Head Coach Ed Lamb. On February 24, 2010, Pupunu was named assistant coach at the University of Idaho. Pupunu then starting coaching the tight ends at Weber State University beginning in the 2017 season.[1]
In January 2019, he joined the University of Colorado staff as the tight end coach, hired by new CU head coach Mel Tucker.[3][4]
Personal lifeedit
Pupunu was born in Tonga, but moved to Utah with his parents as a baby.[5]
Notes and referencesedit
^ ab"Al Pupunu". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
^Sporting News - Your expert source for MLB Baseball, NFL Football, NBA Basketball, NHL Hockey, NCAA Football, NCAA Basketball and Fantasy Sports scores, blogs, and articles October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^"Al Pupunu eager to work with CU Buffs' tight ends". BuffZone. February 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
^"PUPUNU HASN'T FORGOTTEN HIS ROOTS". Deseret News. January 26, 1995. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
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December 15, 2023
alfred, pupunu, alfred, sione, pupunu, born, october, 1969, former, professional, american, football, tight, played, nine, seasons, national, football, league, from, 1992, 2000, played, college, football, weber, state, wildcats, 81position, tight, endpersonal,. Alfred Sione Pupunu born October 16 1969 is a former professional American football tight end who played nine seasons in the National Football League from 1992 to 2000 He played college football for the Weber State Wildcats Alfred PupunuNo 86 85 89 81Position Tight endPersonal informationBorn 1969 10 16 October 16 1969 age 54 TongaHeight 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight 260 lb 118 kg Career informationHigh school South Salt Lake City Utah College Weber StateUndrafted 1992Career historySan Diego Chargers 1992 1997 Kansas City Chiefs 1997 New York Giants 1998 San Diego Chargers 1999 Detroit Lions 2000 Career NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL com Contents 1 High school career 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Playing career 3 2 Coaching career 4 Personal life 5 Notes and references 6 External linksHigh school career editPupunu attended and played high school football at South High School in Salt Lake City Utah College career editPupunu played college football at Weber State University where he went on to earn all Big Sky Conference and All American honors and has been inducted into the school s athletic Hall of Fame 1 Pupunu earned Walter Camp All American honors after leading the nation NCAA Division I AA now Football Championship Subdivision in receptions with 93 in 1991 The 93 receptions are the second most ever in a single season by a tight end Pupunu was also an All Conference performer at Dixie State College of Utah Professional career editPlaying career edit Pupunu played for the San Diego Chargers 1992 1997 1999 the Kansas City Chiefs 1997 the New York Giants 1998 and the Detroit Lions 2000 Pupunu made a championship appearance with the Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX in the 1994 season and helped them get there by scoring a touchdown in the AFC title game Though Pupunu only scored five career touchdowns three regular season two postseason he performed a unique celebration after each in which he mimicked twisting off the top of a coconut and drinking the juice a very popular celebration among San Diego fans 2 Pupunu finished his career with 102 receptions for 1 000 yards and three touchdowns in 103 games Coaching career edit Pupunu was a volunteer assistant at the University of Utah Utes Football Team for three years 2005 2007 In 2008 Pupunu was invited to coach the running backs and tight ends at the Southern Utah University Cedar City UT Thunderbirds Football Team by Head Coach Ed Lamb On February 24 2010 Pupunu was named assistant coach at the University of Idaho Pupunu then starting coaching the tight ends at Weber State University beginning in the 2017 season 1 In January 2019 he joined the University of Colorado staff as the tight end coach hired by new CU head coach Mel Tucker 3 4 Personal life editPupunu was born in Tonga but moved to Utah with his parents as a baby 5 Notes and references edit a b Al Pupunu Weber State University Athletics Retrieved March 12 2022 Sporting News Your expert source for MLB Baseball NFL Football NBA Basketball NHL Hockey NCAA Football NCAA Basketball and Fantasy Sports scores blogs and articles Archived October 1 2007 at the Wayback Machine Al Pupunu Football Coach Al Pupunu eager to work with CU Buffs tight ends BuffZone February 12 2019 Retrieved March 12 2022 PUPUNU HASN T FORGOTTEN HIS ROOTS Deseret News January 26 1995 Retrieved March 12 2022 External links editSouthern Utah Coach Bio Weber State Coach Bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred Pupunu amp oldid 1189129820, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
