Inoke Breckterfield e-NO-kay(born April 25, 1977) is an

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coach who is currently the defensive line coach at Baylor University . He played in the

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(CFL) for the

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(1999–2000) and

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(2001–2003). He was an All-American

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in 1998.

Early life and family

Breckterfield attended Damien Memorial High School in

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where he was a standout football player and track performer in the

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. He graduated from Damien High in 1995. He is of Fijian, I-Kiribati,

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, Samoan and Rotuman descent. His parents are both from

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. He is Paul Manueli's grand-nephew, Breckterfield's grandfather is Paul Manueli's older sibling. He and his wife, Carol, have three sons. Kalevi, is the oldest, and he played football at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic and now plays for the Madison Edgewood Crusaders. And twin boys, Rocky and Riley. Carol played soccer for

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(USC) from 1996 to 1998, where she also was an all-conference selection.

Playing career

College

Breckterfield played for Oregon State in the fall of 1995. In his time at Oregon State, he made a name for himself as a dominant defensive end in the

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. Breckterfield was named a third-team All-American in 1998 after being named first team All-Pac-10 Conference. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Morris Trophy, awarded annually to the conference's top

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. He was selected to play in the Hula Bowl his senior season as well. Breckterfield finished his OSU career as the leader for tackles-for-loss (55.5) and sacks (19.5). He currently ranks second in both.

Professional

After his time with the Beavers, Breckterfield had a successful

career with the

(1999–2000) and

(2001–03).

Coaching career

Breckterfield was the defensive line coach at the

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and was previously a defensive line coach at the

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. He was also an assistant coach at the

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(UCLA) and before that at

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. Before moving to Montana he was an assistant coach at

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and a graduate assistant coach for

with his former coach, Mike Riley during the 2007 and 2008 seasons.

Vanderbilt

Brechterfield joined Clark Lea's inaugural staff at Vanderbilt for the 2021 season.

Washington

In December 2021, it was announced that Breckterfield would be leaving Vanderbilt after one season to take the same role at the

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References

External links

Washington profile
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