Changes: Fred Matua

**Fred Matua**
	File:FredMatuaUSC.JPG
	Guard
Personal information
	Date of birth: January 14, 1984
	Place of birth: Wilmington, California
	Date of death: August 5, 2012 (aged 28)
Career information
	College: Southern California
	NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 7 / Pick: 217
	No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
	* Detroit Lions ( 2006)* Tennessee Titans ( 2006); Cleveland Browns ( 2006– 2007); Tennessee Titans ( 2007); Washington Redskins ( 2008); Florida Tuskers (2009); Omaha Nighthawks (2010); Florida Tuskers (2010);
Career highlights and awards
	* Second-team All-Pac-10 (2005)
Stats at NFL.com

Revision as of 15:29, 3 June 2019

Fred Matua (January 14, 1984 – August 5, 2012) was an American football guard. After playing college football for Southern California, he was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He was a member of the Lions, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, Florida Tuskers, and Omaha Nighthawks in his career.

High school career

Born in Wilmington, California, Matua prepped at Banning High School in Wilmington, California where he won the 2000 LA City 4A Championship his junior year.^{[citation needed]}

College career

While playing college football for the USC Trojans, Matua was an All-American guard in 2005.

Professional career

NFL

He was drafted on the second day by the National Football League's Detroit Lions but was cut by the team and was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad. On October 28, 2006, he was signed to the Cleveland Browns roster.

Florida Tuskers

Matua was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on September 3, 2009.^[1]

Death

On August 5, 2012, Matua died at the age of 28 of a heart-related issue.^[2]

References

↑ "Florida Tuskers Announce Signing Of 11 Additional Players Including Koren Robinson & Tatum Bell". OurSports Central. September 3, 2009. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3899600. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
↑ Former USC lineman Fred Matua dies

External links

[1] "Florida Tuskers Announce Signing Of 11 Additional Players Including Koren Robinson & Tatum Bell". OurSports Central. September 3, 2009. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3899600. Retrieved August 30, 2011.

[2] Former USC lineman Fred Matua dies

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 * [[Detroit Lions]] ({{NFL Year|2006}})*
 * [[Tennessee Titans]] ({{NFL Year|2006}})*
-* [[Cleveland Browns]] ({{NFL Year|2006}}-{{NFL Year|2007}})
+* [[Cleveland Browns]] ({{NFL Year|2006}}–{{NFL Year|2007}})
 * [[Tennessee Titans]] ({{NFL Year|2007}})*
 * [[Washington Redskins]] ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
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 * [[Omaha Nighthawks]] ({{UFL Year|2010}})*
 * [[Florida Tuskers]] ({{UFL Year|2010}})
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 * Second-team All-[[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac-10]] (2005)
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 ==High school career==
-Born in [[Wilmington, California]], Matua prepped at [[Banning High School (Los Angeles, California)|Banning High School]] in [[Los Angeles, California]] where he won the 2000 LA City 4A Championship his junior year.{{fact|date=May 2013}}
+Born in [[Wilmington, California]], Matua prepped at [[Phineas Banning High School|Banning High School]] in [[Wilmington, California]] where he won the 2000 LA City 4A Championship his junior year.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}}
 ==College career==
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 ==Professional career==
 ===NFL===
 He was drafted on the second day by the [[National Football League]]'s [[Detroit Lions]] but was cut by the team and was signed to the [[Tennessee Titans]] [[practice squad]].  On October 28, 2006, he was signed to the [[Cleveland Browns]] roster.
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=386&season=8 Detroit Lions bio]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080611072116/http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=386&season=8 Detroit Lions bio]
 *[http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/matua_fred00.html USC Trojans bio]
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-| DATE OF DEATH     = August 5, 2012
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
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 [[Category:2012 deaths]]
 [[Category:American people of Samoan descent]]
-[[Category:People from Los Angeles County, California]]
+[[Category:Samoan players of American football]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California]]
 [[Category:Players of American football from California]]
 [[Category:American football offensive guards]]
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 [[Category:Florida Tuskers players]]
 [[Category:Omaha Nighthawks players]]
+[[Category:People from Wilmington, Los Angeles]]

Personal information
File:FredMatuaUSC.JPG

Guard
Date of birth: (1984-01-14)January 14, 1984
Place of birth: Wilmington, California
Date of death: August 5, 2012(2012-08-05) (aged 28)

Career information
College: Southern California
NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 7 / Pick: 217
No regular season or postseason appearances



Career history
* Detroit Lions ( 2006)* Tennessee Titans ( 2006)* Cleveland Browns ( 2006– 2007) Tennessee Titans ( 2007)* Washington Redskins ( 2008)* Florida Tuskers (2009) Omaha Nighthawks (2010)* Florida Tuskers (2010)
Career highlights and awards
* Second-team All-Pac-10 (2005)
Stats at NFL.com