Mohammed Thomas David "Moe" Elewonibi (born December 16, 1965) is a Nigerian-Canadian former
offensive lineman
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who played in the
National Football League
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(NFL) and the
Canadian Football League
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(CFL). He was injured just prior to the end of the first half of the Eagles / Cowboys Divisional Playoff Game on January 7, 1996 and transported off the field on a stretcher with a knee injury. It was his final game in the NFL.
Early years
Elewonibi was born in
Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos ( Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 ...
and raised in
Victoria,
British Columbia
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. He attended
Victoria High School, where he excelled at soccer and basketball.
Elewonibi played two years for the
Okanagan Sun football club, and was named to the 25 Year All Time Team announced in 2005 to celebrate 25th anniversary of the sun organization.
College career
He began his college career at
Snow College
Snow College is a public community college in Ephraim, Utah. It offers certificates and associate degrees in a number of areas, along with bachelor's degrees in music and software engineering and a four-year nursing program. Snow College is part ...
, in Ephraim, UT, where he first began to play football. He transferred to Brigham Young University to finish his college career. Mo won the Outland Trophy while at Brigham Young. The award is for the country’s most outstanding lineman in college football.
Personal
Elewonibi converted from
Islam to
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The ...
during his second year of college. Elewonibi now lives on Vancouver Island and works as a counselor helping recovering addicts return to normal life.
References
External links
Just Sports Stats
* ttp://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20020223180452/http%3A//www.hickoksports.com/biograph/elewonibim.shtml Biobr>News article
1965 births
Living people
All-American college football players
American football offensive tackles
Barcelona Dragons players
BC Lions players
BYU Cougars football players
Canadian players of American football
Canadian football offensive linemen
Nigerian emigrants to Canada
Nigerian players of American football
Philadelphia Eagles players
Sportspeople from Lagos
Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia
Washington Redskins players
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Canadian Latter Day Saints
Canadian former Muslims
Black Mormons
Converts to Mormonism
Snow Badgers football players
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