Naeole in 2014
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Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | December 25, 1974 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Kailua, Hawaii | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 328 lb (149 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Honolulu (HI) Kahuku | ||||||||
College: | Colorado | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10 | ||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Games played: | 154 |
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Games started: | 150 |
Fumbles recovered: | 5 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Christopher Kealoha Naeole ([nəeˈolɛ]; born December 25, 1974) is an American football coach. He served as the interim head coach and offensive line coach for the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team. During his playing career, Naeole was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He played college football for the University of Colorado, and was recognized as an All-American. A first-round pick of the New Orleans Saints in the 1997 NFL Draft, Naeole played professionally for the Saints and Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL.
Naeole was born in Kailua, Hawaii. He attended Kahuku High School in Kahuku, Hawaii, and earned two letters in football and one in wrestling. In football, he was a high school All-America first-team selection by Prep Football Report, and received second-team accolades from Blue Chip Report and an honorable mention from USA Today as a senior. As a two-way tackle, he made 56 tackles, five sacks, eight passes deflected, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a senior.
Naeole attended the University of Colorado-Boulder, where he was a three-year starter for the Colorado Buffaloes football team at right guard. In three seasons, he allowed only one sack. As a senior in 1996, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and was an All-Big 12 Conference first-team selection. Naeole was the recipient of the John Mack Award, given to team's Most Outstanding Offensive Player. He graduated from the university with a degree in sociology and a 3.0 grade point average.