Wilson Faumuina

Wilson Faumuina
Career information
Date of birth	(1954-06-11)June 11, 1954
Place of birth	American Samoa
Date of death	September 26, 1986 (age 32)
Position(s)	Defensive lineman
College	San Jose State
NFL draft	1977 / Round: 1 / Pick 20
Career history
As player
1977-1981	Atlanta Falcons
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Wilson Faumuina (June 11, 1954 – September 26, 1986)^[1] was an American football defensive lineman who played five seasons in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons. He died at age 32 of heart failure. Wilson attended Balboa High School in San Francisco and played both defensive end and offensive tackle. He was All City several times. Wilson then attended San Jose State from which he was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons.

1977 NFL draft first-round selections

Ricky Bell Tony Dorsett Eddie Edwards Marvin Powell Gary Jeter Warren Bryant Joe Campbell Wilson Whitley Mike Butler Gary Green Morris Towns Phil Dokes A. J. Duhe Steve August Ted Albrecht Raymond Clayborn Robert Jackson Steve Schindler Steve Pisarkiewicz Wilson Faumuina Robin Cole Mike Cobb Bob Brudzinski Bob Rush Stanley Morgan Randy Burke Tommy Kramer Ezra Johnson

Atlanta Falcons first-round draft picks

Nobis Johnson Humphrey Kunz Small Profit Ellis Bartkowski Bean Bryant Faumuina Kenn D. Smith J. Miller Butler Riggs Pitts Bryan Fralic Casillas Green C. Miller Bruce Sanders Collins Broussard Pickens Pritchard Whitfield T. Smith Kennedy Bush Booker Brooking Kerney Vick Duckett Hall Jenkins White Anderson Ryan Baker Jerry Weatherspoon Jones Trufant Matthews Beasley

AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Atlanta Falcons 1977 NFL draft selections

Warren Bryant Wilson Faumuina R. C. Thielemann Edgar Fields Allan Leavitt Shelton Diggs Keith Jenkins Walter Packer John Maxwell Robert Speer Billy Ryckman Dave Farmer Don Parrish

References

↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FaumWi20/gamelog/1977/

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FaumWi20/gamelog/1977/

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