Al Noga

{{Short description|American football player (born 1965)}} {{Use American English|date=September 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Al Noga | number = 99, 72 | position = Defensive end, defensive tackle | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|9|16|mf=y}} | birth_place = Fagasa, American Samoa | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 259 | high_school = Farrington {{nowrap|(Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.)}} | college = Hawaii | draftyear = 1988 | draftround = 3 | draftpick = 71 | pastteams = * Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1988|1992}}) * Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1993}}) * Minnesota Vikings (1994)* * Arizona Cardinals (1994)* * Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1994}}) * San Jose SaberCats ({{AFL Year|1996|1997}}) * Portland Forest Dragons ({{AFL Year|1999}}) | highlights = * Second-team All-Arena (1997) * First-team All-American (1986) * WAC Defensive Player of the Year (1986) * 3× First-team All-WAC (1985-1987) | statlabel1 = Sacks | statvalue1 = 34.5 | statlabel2 = Interceptions | statvalue2 = 1 | statlabel3 = Touchdowns | statvalue3 = 1 | afl = 1178 | pfr = NogaAl20 }}

'''Alapati Noga''' (born September 16, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/alnoga/profile?id=NOG207645 |accessdate=2010-06-21 |publisher=NFL |title=Al Noga }}</ref>

Noga was an Outland Trophy finalist, and an AP first-team All-American at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 71st pick in the third round in the 1988 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1988 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/draft.htm |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=N&abbrFlag=1&type=alphabetical |accessdate=2010-06-21 |publisher=NFL |title=National Football League: NFL Draft History – by Alphabetic Order – N }}</ref> In the December 27, 1999, issue of ''Sports Illustrated'', he was listed as number 46 on their "50 Greatest Hawaii Sports Figures" list.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Sports Illustrated |date=Dec 27, 1999 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/hawaii/greatest/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031203082047/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/hawaii/greatest/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2003 |accessdate=2010-06-21 |title=The 50 Greatest Hawaii Sports Figures }}</ref>

Noga is married to Theresa Sagapolutele.<ref>[http://archives.starbulletin.com/97/07/24/sports/story1.html ''Honolulu Star Bulletin'' article]</ref> Noga's brothers, Pete and Niko, both played at the University of Hawai'i and Niko played later in the NFL.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Honolulu Advertiser |title=Noga brothers put a hurting on opposition |accessdate=2010-06-21 |author=Wes Nakama |date= July 26, 2009 |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2009/Jul/26/sp/hawaii907260376.html }}</ref>

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