Chris Kemoeatu

Chris Kemoeatu

Kemoeatu during the 2011 season.
No. 68
Position:	Offensive guard
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1983-01-04) January 4, 1983 (age 34)
Place of birth:	Pule'anga Fakatu'i'o, Tonga
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	344 lb (156 kg)
Career information
High school:	Kahuku (HI)
College:	Utah
NFL Draft:	2005 / Round: 6 / Pick: 204
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (2005–2011)
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XL, XLIII)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 75 Games started: 53 Player stats at NFL.com

Uikelotu Christopher "Chris" Kemoeatu (pronounced [kemo.e.ˈatu]; born January 4, 1983) is a Tongan former professional American football guard. He played college football for the University of Utah Utes, and was drafted by the Steelers in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He is the younger brother of former NFL nose tackle Ma'ake Kemoeatu.

Kemoeatu was born in the Pacific island nation of Tonga. He is the younger brother of Ma'ake Kemoeatu, who also played football for the University of Utah and later entered the NFL. When Kemoeatu was three years old, the family moved to Hawaii.

Kemoeatu grew up in Kahuku, Hawaii, in northern O'ahu. He attended Kahuku High School, where he played for the school's football team. He helped lead the school to their first state championship, and was named the 2000 Hawaii High School Defensive Player of the Year. Also selected first team all state and all league (OIA) as a defensive lineman. As a junior was selected honorable mention all state defensive lineman. Kemoeatu played on both sides of the ball in high school before playing offensive line at Utah.

Kemoeatu enrolled at the University of Utah, where he played for the Utah Utes football team. Originally recruited as a defensive lineman, he was moved to offensive guard by coach Ron McBride. In 2004, his senior year, Kemoeatu was named All-American. He majored in Sociology.