Raymond Daniel Saleaumua (born November 25, 1964 in San Diego, California

San Diego, California

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) is a Samoan American former American football

American football

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 player.

He attended high school at Sweetwater High

Sweetwater High School

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 and attended college at Arizona State. He played Nose tackle, defensive tackle, and defensive end

Defensive end

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 throughout his college and pro career. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1987 draft by the Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions

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 and played there for two years (1987 and 1988). He then played for the Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs

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 from 1989 to 1996, and finally the Seattle Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks

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 in 1997 and 1998. He played in the Pro Bowl in 1995. His fumble recovery record for the Kansas City Chiefs (18) still stands. He graduated from Arizona State in 1997.

Saleaumua was also the volunteer defensive line coach in 2000 and 2001 for Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, Arizona. In January 2011 he led his team to a commanding 21-8 victory as head coach in the Polynesian All American Classic Bowl game in Los Angeles.

Saleaumua lives in Phoenix, Arizona and Kansas City, Missouri. He has been an entrepreneur and business owner since his NFL career. Saleaumua also holds youth sports camps and clinics in the Kansas City area and does group and private football training. He is the father of two grown sons.

Saleaumua is a tireless fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, and hosts many events throughout the year. His latest benefits were a golf tournament in Kansas City in May and another in San Diego in July. His next event will be a New Year's Eve golf tournament in Phoenix. More information and registration can be found at his website.

Career statistics

Year	AGE	Team	LG	GP	SK	SFY	INT	YDS	LNG	TD	TOT	OWR	OPR	YDS	TD
1987	22	DET	NFL	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988	23	DET	NFL	16	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
1989	24	KAN	NFL	16	2.0	0	1	21	21	0	0	0	5	2	0
1990	25	KAN	NFL	16	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1
1991	26	KAN	NFL	16	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1992	27	KAN	NFL	16	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1993	28	KAN	NFL	16	3.5	0	1	13	13	0	0	0	1	16	1
1994	29	KAN	NFL	14	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1995	30	KAN	NFL	16	7.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1996	31	KAN	NFL	15	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997	32	SEA	NFL	16	3.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1998	33	SEA	NFL	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12 NFL Season Totals				177	35.5	0	3	34	0	0	1	0	18	18	2

Punts and kickoffs:

Year	AGE	Team	LG	GP	RET	YDS	AVG	FC	LNG	TD	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
1987	22	DET	NFL	9	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	3	57	19.0	21	0
1988	23	DET	NFL	16	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0
1989	24	KAN	NFL	16	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	1	8	8.0	8	0
1990	25	KAN	NFL	16	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1991	26	KAN	NFL	16	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1992	27	KAN	NFL	16	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1993	28	KAN	NFL	16	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1994	29	KAN	NFL	14	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1995	30	KAN	NFL	16	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1996	31	KAN	NFL	15	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1997	32	SEA	NFL	16	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1998	33	SEA	NFL	11	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
12 NFL Season Totals				177	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	5	65	13.0	0	0

External links

• http://www.saleaumua.com