Pisa Tinoisamoa
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| St. Louis Rams — No. 50 | |
| Outside linebacker | |
| Date of birth: July 15, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: San Diego, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 240 lb (110 kg) |
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| 2003 for the St. Louis Rams | |
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| College: Hawaii | |
| NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Pisa Donald Tinoisamoa (pronounced /PEES-oh tee-noy-SAW-mo-ah/) (born July 15, 1981 in San Diego, California). is a National Football League linebacker for the St. Louis Rams. His nickname is "Hawaii Five-O" because he attended the University of Hawaii and wears number 50. He was selected in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft. His uncle is former Vista High School and University of Colorado great Siasau "Sal" Aunese. He is married to Shannon with son, Kaleb.
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[edit] High school career
Pisa Tinoisamoa attended Vista High School in Vista, California. In football, he was a three-time All-Palomar League, a three-time All-CIF pick, an All-American pick as a senior, and a three-time All-State selection.
[edit] College career
In his career he recorded 289 tackles (210 solo) with 15.5 sacks, 39 tackles for loss, 11 QB pressures, six forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, nine passes defensed, two interceptions, and one blocked field goal while starting 27 of 35 games for Warriors.
He earned all-America third-team, Super Sleeper Team selection by The NFL Draft Report, All-WAC first-team pick as a senior. Received the Alec Waterhouse Award, given to team’s Most Valuable Player.
Was named second-team all-WAC as a junior.
[edit] NFL career
Tinoisamoa was drafted out of the University of Hawaii by the Rams in the second round (43rd pick overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.
As of 2006, Pisa has started all but one game in his career.
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| Preceded by Travis Fisher |
Rams Rookie of the Year Award 2003 |
Succeeded by Steven Jackson |
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