Lakei Heimuli
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | June 24, 1965 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Vavaʻu, Tonga | ||||||||
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College: | BYU | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1987 / Round: 9 / Pick: 249 | ||||||||
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Lakei Heimuli was born on June 24, 1965 on the island of Vavaʻu in Tonga. He is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He played one season with the Chicago Bears (1987).
Heimuli played college football as a running back for Brigham Young University and lettered from 1984-1986. He rushed for 966 yards in 1986 as a senior and is second in all-time rushing yards with 2,710 yards. Heimuli is third all time in total touchdowns with 32 (30 rushing and 2 receiving. He attended Kahuku High School in Hawaii. He is distinguished as being the first Tongan to play in the National Football League.[1]
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