Nicky Sualua was born on April 16,1975 and is a former American football fullback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys.
14 Facts About Nicky Sualua
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Nicky Sualua was voted the MVP of the South Coast League and scored 6 touchdowns in the opening round of the playoffs.
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Nicky Sualua lettered in wrestling and weightlifting, winning the state title in 1991.
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Nicky Sualua tallied 18 carries for 106 yards and 7 receptions for 70 yards.
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Nicky Sualua posted career-highs with 6 carries for 44 yards against the University of Alabama in the Citrus Bowl.
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Nicky Sualua started the final 10 games of his junior season, blocking for George on his way to winning the Heisman Trophy in 1995.
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Nicky Sualua had career-highs with 5 receptions for 57 yards against the University of Michigan.
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Nicky Sualua declared as an early entrant to the NFL Draft, after being ruled academically ineligible to play in his senior season.
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Nicky Sualua was selected in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys, to develop as the eventual successor to Pro Bowl fullback Daryl Johnston.
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Nicky Sualua was pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital in the Dallas suburb of Plano, with the autopsy revealing that he died of a combination of heroin and a form of the drug ecstasy.
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Nicky Sualua's death was ruled an accidental overdose and Sualua was never charged or suspended for the events surrounding Tuinei's death.
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Nicky Sualua was waived on June 15,1999, with the team claiming it was for football reasons.
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On June 25,1999, Nicky Sualua was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Nicky Sualua's cousin Troy Polamalu was an All-Pro strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers.