Tua Tagovailoa Height, Weight, Age, Net Worth, Wife

Tua Tagovailoa is an American football quarterback who played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide as well as has played for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).

Full Name

Tuanigamanuolepola Donny Tagovailoa

Nick Name

Tua

Sun Sign

Pisces

Born Place

ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii, United States

Residence

ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii, United States

Nationality

Education

Tua Tagovailoa studied at Saint Louis School, a historic Roman Catholic college preparatory school for boys located in Honolulu, Hawaii. He graduated early from Saint Louis School.

He received 17 offers to play on a college football scholarship and eventually decided to enroll at the University of Alabama in January 2017.

Occupation

American Football Player

Family

• Father – Galu Tagovailoa
• Mother – Diane Tagovailoa
• Siblings – Taulia Tagovailoa (Younger Brother) (An American football quarterback who has played for the Maryland Terrapins and the Alabama Crimson Tide). Tua Tagovailoa has 2 more younger siblings.
• Others – Seu Tagovailoa (Grandfather), Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa (Cousin) (An American football player who played on the defensive line on the Las Vegas Raiders), Adam Amosa-Tagovailo (Cousin) (Football player who played on the offensive line at Navy)

Manager

Tua Tagovailoa has been signed with Athletes First.

Position

Quarterback

Build

Athletic

Height

6 ft 1 in or 185.5 cm

Weight

103 kg or 227 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Tua Tagovailoa has dated –

1. Annah (2022-Present) – He tied the knot with Annah in the year 2022 and the couple has been blessed with a son named Ace.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Tua Tagovailoa is of Samoan descent.

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Deep-set eyes

Brand Endorsements

Tua Tagovailoa has done endorsement work for brands such as Gatorade and Muscle Milk.

Religion

Evangelical Christianity

Tua Tagovailoa Facts

1. Growing up, he took a great interest in football and his parents noted that he used to sleep with a football under his arm every night as a small child.
2. At the age of 8 during the Pop Warner (also known as Pop Warner Little Scholars) games, he routinely threw passes of more than 30 yards while his peers could typically throw a football little more than 10 yards.
3. When he was a child, he was inspired by his grandfather Seu Tagovailoa who was highly respected in the local Samoan community and was regularly addressed as “Chief Tagovailoa”. Following Seu’s demise in 2014, Tua Tagovailoa considered quitting the game but Tua and his father eventually agreed that he could best honor his late grandfather by continuing to play the sport.
4. During the 2017 recruiting cycle, Tua Tagovailoa was considered a four-star recruit. Also, he was ranked the top high school prospect in the state of Hawaii.
5. During his freshman season, he was named the Offensive MVP of the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship.
6. In the 2020 NFL Draft, he was selected fifth overall by the Miami Dolphins and signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $30 million, with the team on May 11, 2020.
7. Tua Tagovailoa announced in June 2020 that a $300,000 scholarship endowment had been established to benefit his high school, Saint Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
8. He founded the Tua Foundation (a nonprofit dedicated to the support of youth initiatives, health and wellness, and other charitable causes) in February 2021.
9. After he suffered concussions in the 2022 NFL season, Tua Tagovailoa started practicing jiu-jitsu in response in 2023.
10. Despite being predominantly right-handed, his father trained Tua Tagovailoa to throw the ball with his left hand as a child as he reportedly wanted a left-handed son.
11. He has supported the Samoa national rugby league team, publicly pledging his support to the team during the 2021 Rugby League World Cup where they made the Final for the first time.

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