Joe Wong (American football)
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| Position | Guard / Tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | February 24, 1976 Waimanalo, Hawaii, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Kailua (Kailua, Hawaii) | ||||||||
| College | Hawaii Brigham Young | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1999: 7th round, 244th overall pick | ||||||||
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Joseph Hau'oli L. Wong (born February 24, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the BYU Cougars after transferring from the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Wong was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL draft with the 244th overall pick.[1]
Wong was also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders.
After his playing career, he became a head coach at his alma mater, Kailua High School, leading them to the 2019 OAI Division I title.[2] His son, Elias, plays football at Hawaii.[2]
His father is Hawaiian and his mother is Portuguese.[3]
References
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Abramo, Nick (July 31, 2019). "GLORY DAYS: Coach Joe Wong and the 2019 Kailua Surfriders". Hawaii Prep World. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ Call, Jeff (October 5, 1997). "Polynesian pipeline". Deseret News. Retrieved December 4, 2020.