1. Kenneth Va'a Niumatalolo was born on May 8,1965 and is an American college football coach and former player who is the head coach of San Jose State.
16 Facts About Ken Niumatalolo
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Ken Niumatalolo was the head coach of the Naval Academy from 2007 to 2022, accumulating the most wins in program history.
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Ken Niumatalolo was inducted into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame on January 23,2014.
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Ken Niumatalolo is the son of parents who were both born in American Samoa, Simi and Lamala Niumatalolo.
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Ken Niumatalolo was a star in both football and basketball at Radford High School in Honolulu, graduating in 1983.
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Ken Niumatalolo stayed on at Hawaii after his graduation, taking a position as a graduate assistant under Johnson.
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When Johnson left Hawaii to become the offensive coordinator at the Naval Academy in 1995, Ken Niumatalolo went with him as the running backs coach.
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In 1999, Ken Niumatalolo left Annapolis to become an assistant at UNLV.
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Ken Niumatalolo was promoted to head football coach at the Naval Academy on December 8,2007, by Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk after Johnson departed for Georgia Tech.
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Ken Niumatalolo became the 38th head football coach in Naval Academy history.
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On January 7,2009, Ken Niumatalolo was given a contract extension, although terms and length of the extension were not released.
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Ken Niumatalolo was succeeded as Navy's head coach by Brian Newberry.
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Ken Niumatalolo was the acting tight ends coach for the LA Bowl after Jeff Faris was hired by Austin Peay, then was elevated to a permanent position on January 5,2024.
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Ken Niumatalolo was named San Jose State's head coach on January 21,2024, replacing Brent Brennan.
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Ken Niumatalolo is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
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Ken Niumatalolo is one of the six main people featured in the documentary film Meet the Mormons.