From Tonga to Kahuku to Penn State to Cleveland Browns | Tim Manoa

From Tonga to Penn State National Champ to the Cleveland Browns: Tim Mana InterviewHost Landon Sikahema interviews former Kahuku Red Raider Tim Manoa about moving from Tonga to Hawaii at age 10 with no knowledge of American football, first playing baseball and reaching the Hawaii Little League All-Star team that finished second in Mexico, then switching to football at Kahuku. Manoa discusses playing JV with teammate Lakei Heimuli, moving alone to Pennsylvania for better education, adjusting to snow and culture, and starring at North Allegheny as a Parade and USA Today All-American. He explains choosing Penn State after Joe Paterno’s recruitment, being a backup on the 1986 national championship team that beat Miami, and memories of the “fatigues game”. Manoa covers being drafted in the third round by the Cleveland Browns, playing under Marty Schottenheimer, the 1987 strike, multiple AFC title-game losses to Denver including “The Fumble,” and comparing passionate fan bases at Penn State, Cleveland, and Kahuku.00:57 From Tonga to Hawaii02:38 Baseball Beginnings04:01 Rugby Roots05:22 Finding Football07:16 Kahuku Backfield Stories17:33 North Allegheny Culture Shock22:51 Hawaii vs Pennsylvania Football25:22 Recruiting and Penn State Choice29:22 All American Recognition30:39 Penn State Backup Role32:32 Playing for JoePa36:05 Miami Fatigues Game41:02 Drafted by Browns42:36 The Fumble Fallout45:36 1987 Players Strike52:28 Rivalries Bengals Bills56:13 Craziest Fan Bases