Tua Tagovailoa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tua Tagovailoa
Occupation	Football Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 2, 1998(1998-03-02)
Age	26
Country	United States
Birth City	Hawaii
Horoscope	Pisces

Tua Tagovailoa Biography

Tua Tagovailoa is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on March 2, 1998 in Hawaii, United States. Quarterback who helped lead players from the University of Alabama to back-to-back national championships after two seasons in 2017 and 2018, respectively. He was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 2018. In the year 2020, he was picked as the fifth overall pick during the NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins.

He was the director He played under head coach Nick Saban during his time at Alabama. during his time at Alabama.

Tuanigamanuolepola Tagovailoa (/ˌ t ʌ ŋ ɡ oʊ v aɪ ˈ l oʊ ə / TUNG -goh-vai-LOA ; was born on March 2, 1998 in ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii to Galu and Diane Tagovailoa, the oldest of four children in a Samoan family. He was said to have grown up with an intense interest in football with his parents noting that he would sleep with a football under his arm every night as a small child. During Pop Warner games when he was eight years old, when his peers could typically throw a football little more than 10 yards, he routinely threw passes more than 30 yards.

Tuanigamanuolepola “Tua” Tagovailoa (/ˌ t ʌ ŋ oʊ v aɪ ˈ l oʊ ə / TUNG -oh-vy- LOA ; born March 2, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He is of Samoan descent and was born and raised in Hawaii, where he attended Saint Louis School in Honolulu. He then attended the University of Alabama to play college football, where he helped to lead the Crimson Tide to back-to-back National Championship Game appearances during the 2017 and 2018 seasons, winning the former and being named its MVP.

His parents are Diane Galu and Diane Galu. There are three younger siblings.

Tua Tagovailoa Net Worth

Tua Tagovailoa is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tua Tagovailoa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at Saint Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he was the highest-ranked high-school football player of 2017.

He took part in into the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship as the second-half starting quarterback with the Crimson Tide after the team’s first-half starter He entered the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship as the second half starter for the Crimson Tide after the team’s starter Jalen Hurts was benched. Tagovailoa went on to seal the victory for the Crimson Tide with a game-winning touchdown pass in overtime, completing a 13-point comeback. was removed from the game. Tagovailoa was able to seal the win to the Crimson Tide with a game-winning touchdown passing in overtime, which capped off an 13-point comeback.

Tagovailoa left the Tide’s sixth game against Tennessee early in the 2nd quarter after suffering a high ankle sprain. He underwent surgery to repair the ankle the following day, and did not play in the next game against Arkansas (a 48-7 victory led by QB Mac Jones). Tagovailoa returned three weeks post-surgery to play in the 46-41 loss to top-ranked LSU. Despite some struggles (a fumble and INT) in the first half of that game, Tagovailoa rebounded after halftime to finish 21-of-40 with 413 passing yards, 4 TDs and 1 interception.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Tua Tagovailoa Dating?

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Tagovailoa won several other awards and honors for the 2018 season, including the Maxwell and Walter Camp Awards, as well as being named a finalist for the Heisman trophy. In 2019, he suffered a dislocated hip that prematurely ended his season. Despite the severity of the injury, he was drafted by the Dolphins with the fifth pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. He is notably a left-handed quarterback despite being right-handed, which was taught to him as a child by his father.

Facts & Trivia

Tua Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tua Tagovailoa celebrates birthday on March 2 of every year.

Tagovailoa was invited to the NFL Combine but did not participate in any drills due to him not being medically cleared at the time, but stated that he had planned to participate at his pro day in April before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was one of 58 players invited to the draft, which was held virtually due to social distancing regulations arising from the pandemic, where he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins with the fifth overall pick. As his college number 13 is retired by the Dolphins in honor of Dan Marino, Tagovailoa switched to No. 1 to begin his NFL career. On May 11, 2020, Tagovailoa agreed to a 4-year deal with the Dolphins worth $30.28 million featuring a $19,578,500 signing bonus and a fifth year option.

How many wins did Tua have?

Tua has 13 wins to Herbert’s 15 but has only 8 losses to Herbert’s 17. Herbert has played 32 games to Tua’s 23. They have an exact identical completion percentage with a 66.2%.

Why does Tua throw with his left hand?

In fact, Tua’s father, Galu — himself a left-handed thrower — turned his son into a lefty simply so he wouldn’t be the family’s only left-hander : “I just always wanted someone to be a lefty with me. … It just became fluent and he just grew into it,” Galu Tagovailoa said.

How many interceptions has Tua Tagovailoa thrown this year?

YearAgeInt
2020| 22| 5
2021| 23| 10
Career| 15

How much does Tua Tagovailoa weight?

216 lbs

Where does Tua rank in the NFL?

“They’ve won seven straight (games),” the source said. “Can’t be all bad.” Tagovailoa currently ranks 21st among 40 qualified quarterbacks with a 70.1 PFF passing grade and 22nd with a 71.6 overall PFF grade.