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{{Infobox NFL biography
| image       = Manu Tuiasosopo.jpg
| number      = 74, 78 
| position    = [[Defensive line]]man
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1957|8|30|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]]
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 3
| weight_lbs  = 255
| high_school = [[St. Anthony High School (California)|Long Beach (CA) St. Anthony]]
| college     = [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]]
| draftyear   = 1979
| draftround  = 1 
| draftpick   = 18
| teams       = 
* [[Seattle Seahawks]] (1979–83)
* [[San Francisco 49ers]] (1984–86)
| highlights  = 
* [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl XIX|XIX]])
| statlabel1  = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue1  = 9.5
| statlabel2  = F[[Fumble|F]] / FR
| statvalue2  = 0 / 7
| statlabel3  = [[Interception]]s
| statvalue3  = 1
| nfl         = 2527666
| pfr         = T/TuiaMa20
}}
'''Manu'ula Asovalu Tuiasosopo''' (born August 30, 1957) is a former [[American football]] [[defensive line]]man. He was drafted in the first round (18th overall) by the [[Seattle Seahawks]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] at [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]]. He spent the final three seasons of his career with the [[San Francisco 49ers]].

==Post-football==
Tuiasosopo was last employed by the [[Alaska Airlines]] cargo department in [[Seattle, Washington]].<ref>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2008129409_pacificptuis24.html</ref> He currently coaches the defensive line for [[Monroe High School (Washington)|Monroe High School]] in Monroe, Washington.<ref>http://www.redmond-reporter.com/sports/101592978.html</ref>

==Personal life==
He is the father of former NFL [[quarterback]] [[Marques Tuiasosopo|Marques]] and [[running back]] [[Zach Tuiasosopo|Zach]].  His son [[Matt Tuiasosopo|Matt]] was a [[Utility player#Baseball|utility player]] in MLB and is now manager of the [[Rome Braves]].  He also has two daughters, Leslie and Ashley Tuiasosopo.

==References==
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{{1979 NFL Draft}}
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{{Super Bowl XIX}}

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[[Category:American football defensive tackles]]
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[[Category:Samoan players of American football]]
[[Category:San Francisco 49ers players]]
[[Category:Seattle Seahawks players]]
[[Category:UCLA Bruins football players]]
[[Category:Players of American football from California]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Super Bowl champions]]


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