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    N F L - National Football League

    in World of Sports

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    Guys good news.... :)

     

     

    inoy stars for NFL's Tennessee Titans

    Eugene Amano

     

    Eugene Amano

     

    A full-blooded Pinoy is a star offensive lineman for the Tennessee Titans in the National Football League (NFL).

     

    Eugene Amano, 25, is a 6-3, 310-pound offensive lineman who broke into the majors as the Titans' seventh round pick in the 2004 draft.

     

    He's in the record books as the first Filipino NFL player. US-born Roman Ildonzo Gabriel, Jr. who is half-Filipino and half-Irish American, played in the NFL from 1962 to 1977 and was previously the only footballer with Filipino roots.

     

    Amano was born in Manila and moved to San Diego when he was two months old. His father Eugene, who served in the US Navy for 25 years, and mother Aida, a nurse, were stationed in the Philippines when he was born. Younger brother Fred also plays football and is a defensive tackle with the San Diego State varsity. An older sister Allison is enrolled in a San Diego nursing school.

     

    Amano was an all-star in basketball, football and track at Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego. But it was in football where he excelled, claiming all-conference honors as an offensive and defensive lineman in his senior year.

     

    Despite his prep credentials, Amano was ignored by NCAA Division I schools. He planned to try out for the varsity at either San Diego State or the University of New Mexico when a coach from Southeast Missouri State called one of his high school mentors looking for junior college prospects. Amano's name came up in the list of candidates and he wound up getting a football scholarship at Southeast Missouri State.

     

    As it turned out, Amano shone brightly in college. He played every game for Southeast Missouri State, starting from midway in his freshman year until his final outing as a senior. Amano wound up being named to the All-America first team and won the Dave Rimington Award, given to the top center in college football at each level of competition.

     

    In his last two varsity seasons, Amano boosted Southeast Missouri State's offensive clip to more than 380 yards and averaged 90 touchdowns.

     

    Amano's physical feats are remarkable. He has done 30 repetitions of 225 pounds, performed a 620-pound squat, lifted a 396-pound power clean and run the 40-yard dash in 5.16.

     

    But Amano is revered as a role model more for his recognition of the importance of education than his physical attributes.

     

    Amano was 27 credit hours short of earning a diploma in criminal justice at Southeast Missouri State when he entered the NFL. Unlike other major leaguers who put education in low priority to focus on their playing career, Amano continued to work on his degree through on-line courses, independent study and an internship with a police department where he worked with detectives in a campaign against drugs during the 2006 offseason.

     

    In May 2006, Amano was rewarded for his efforts as he received his degree in criminal justice from Southeast Missouri State. When his playing days are over, Amano hopes to become a federal agent or join the FBI.

     

    By the way, Amano loves Filipino food and picked former San Antonio Spurs center David Robinson as his all-time sports hero.

     

    Now in his fourth year with the Titans, Amano has seen the NFL team metamorphose from a 5-11 doormat in 2004 to a playoff contender this season.

    Houston Rockets

    in Basketball

    Posted · Edited by SoulMTC

    nagising ang thread bigla ah... I dont want Kobe for TMAC... it should be JKidd for TMAC(isama mo pa isang guard)!!!!! (magsama kayo ng pinsan mo sa NJ ) hehehehehehehhehe

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