Zach Tuiasosopo

Zach Tuiasosopo (born 19 December 1981) is an American football player, who has played with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is the son of Manu Tuiasosopo and the brother of Marques Tuiasosopo and Matt Tuiasosopo. He majored in History at Washington.
Tuiasosopo attended Woodinville High School and starred in football and baseball. He rushed for 1,055 yards, and recorded 44 total tackles and seven sacks in 1999. He also recorded 16 career sacks and was named to the Seattle Times ' All-State team at defensive end.
He was honored by the Tacoma News-Tribune as a "Western 100" team selection. He was also a two-time Woodinville HS Defensive Player of the Year and All-Eastside selection at defensive end in 1998 and an all-King County selection at tight end and defensive end. He was selected by the East Side Journal to the All-East Side team at defensive end and ranked 36 among USA prep linebackers by Rivals.com. Also was recognized as a "Blue Chip Athlete" from the local papers and was apart of the Long Beach Press Telegram's "2000 Best in The West" team.
Tuiasosopo excelled in baseball at Woodinville and named to the all-tournament team at the 1998 16-and-under AAU National Championships, batting .400 in the King County conference in 1998.
While in college, Tuiasosopo was convicted of breaking car windows. He pled guilty to malicious mischief, a misdemeanor.
In August 2007, he was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but was released later that month. He's now married and works for a machinery company in Tukwila, Washington.
Zach is now currently the Defensive Coordinator at Eastside Catholic.

Main Menu

See Also

Main Menu