Player Bio: Tupo Tuupo :: Football

Player Bio: Tupo Tuupo :: Football  

TUUPO'S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Attended Menlo-Atherton High, where he was coached by Henry Ford...earned two varsity letters each in football and basketball...as a JUNIOR team finished 7-3...named to the first team All-Pennisula Athletic League as a linebacker ... second team All-PAL forward on basketball team ... SENIOR year repeated honors by being named to the All-PAL first team...team finished 8-2 and placed third in the PAL...named to the All-Far West team by Super Prep Magazine.

TUUPO'S WSU CAREER
FRESHMAN (1997-98): Redshirt season.

RS-Freshman (1998-99): V-letter...did not see action until the last three games of the season due to a broken shoulder blade suffered in fall camp...had been ticketed for a starting spot before the injury...made four tackles in the last three games.

RS-Sophomore (1999-00): V-letter...saw action in all 12 games, with most of his 11 tackles coming on special team duty...also a backup middle linebacker...had four tackles against both Louisiana and Arizona State in back-to-back mid-season games.

RS-Junior (2000-2001): Made the move to defensive end during spring drills prior to junior year.

PERSONAL
Tupo Mataimoana Tuupo ... born 12-17-78 in American Samoa...parents Monty and Sisifo Tuupo ... three brothers, Stan, William and Mathew ... member of the WSU freshman all-academic team ... senior year in high school was senate representative at M-AHS...also a member and representative of the school's diversity program...pursuing a humanities degree with an emphasis in communications and business.

Tupo Tuupo Hometown: Menlo Park, Calif. High School: Menlo-Atherton High '97 Height / Weight: 6-3 / 263 Position: Defensive End Birthdate: 12/17/1978 Experience: 2V

DEFENSE	G/GS	TT	PT	AT	TFL	SACKS	PI
1998	3/0	4	3	1	0/0	0/0	0/0
1999	12/0	11	3	8	0/0	0/0	0/0
CAREER:	15/0	15	6	9	0/0	0/0	0/0