Tamba Hali
Hali with the Kansas City Chiefs
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| No. 91 Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 3, 1983 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Gbarnga, Liberia | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Teaneck (NJ) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 587 |
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| Sacks: | 89.5 |
| Forced fumbles: | 32 |
| Interceptions: | 2 |
| Defensive touchdowns: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Tamba Boimah Hali (born November 3, 1983) is a Liberian-born American football outside linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State, where he earned All-American honors, and was drafted by the Chiefs in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft.
Hali was born in Gbarnga, Liberia. He was sent to the United States at age 10 to escape civil war-torn Liberia; there he joined his father Henry Hali, a chemistry professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University who also taught the subject at Teaneck High School. He worked to become an NFL-caliber player because he thought it would help him raise the money to reunite with his mother, Rachel Keita, and bring her to the United States after not having seen her for more than twelve years.
Hali attended Teaneck High School in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he played for the high school football team. He was named a high school All-American. He also lettered in basketball.
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Hali was listed as the No. 5 strongside defensive end in the nation in 2002.
Hali received an athletic scholarship to attend Pennsylvania State University, where he played for coach Joe Paterno's Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 2002 to 2005. Following his senior season in 2005, was recognized as a unanimous All-American, the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year, and a first-team All-Big Ten selection. He was instrumental in helping the Nittany Lions finish 11–1, winning the Big Ten championship and the Orange Bowl that season.
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