TEMPE, Ariz. – Sun Devil Football defensive linemen Junior Ah You and Dan Saleaumua have been named finalists for the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Class of 2016.
This marks the second consecutive year both Ah You and Saleaumua have been finalists for induction, and this year’s list includes 20 players and five coaches/contributors.
“Over the past several weeks the Selection Committee has been deliberating over the 2016 Finalists,” said Dick Tomey. “This is quite a challenge because there are so many great Polynesian players, coaches and contributors that have made an incredible impact on the game of football.”
This year’s inductees will be announced on October 7, 2015. They will be honored during the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend, to be held on January 29 & 30, 2016. For more information you can visit www.PolynesianFootballHOF.org.
Junior Ah You
Defensive End/1969-71
Ah You was named co-outstanding player in the Sun Devils’ 1970 Peach Bowl victory over North Carolina and outstanding defensive player in the 1971 victory over Florida State in the Inaugural Fiesta Bowl. Ah You was a three-time All-Western Athletic Conference selection at defensive end, and in 1971 he was selected to United Press International’s second-team All-American. Following his Sun Devil playing days, he went on to a distinguished Canadian Football League career. He was inducted into the ASU Hall of Fame in 1984.
Dan Saleaumua
Defensive Line/1983-86
Saleaumua was a four-year defensive lineman for the Sun Devils and a starting defensive tackle on ASU’s 1986 Rose Bowl Championship team. He helped shut Michigan out in the second half and held the nation’s top-rated passer, Jim Harbaugh, to just 13 completions and under 180 yards. A three-year starter, Saleaumua also helped the Devils to an 8-4 record in the 1985 and a berth in the Holiday Bowl.
This marks the second consecutive year both Ah You and Saleaumua have been finalists for induction, and this year’s list includes 20 players and five coaches/contributors.
“Over the past several weeks the Selection Committee has been deliberating over the 2016 Finalists,” said Dick Tomey. “This is quite a challenge because there are so many great Polynesian players, coaches and contributors that have made an incredible impact on the game of football.”
This year’s inductees will be announced on October 7, 2015. They will be honored during the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend, to be held on January 29 & 30, 2016. For more information you can visit www.PolynesianFootballHOF.org.
Junior Ah You
Defensive End/1969-71
Ah You was named co-outstanding player in the Sun Devils’ 1970 Peach Bowl victory over North Carolina and outstanding defensive player in the 1971 victory over Florida State in the Inaugural Fiesta Bowl. Ah You was a three-time All-Western Athletic Conference selection at defensive end, and in 1971 he was selected to United Press International’s second-team All-American. Following his Sun Devil playing days, he went on to a distinguished Canadian Football League career. He was inducted into the ASU Hall of Fame in 1984.
Dan Saleaumua
Defensive Line/1983-86
Saleaumua was a four-year defensive lineman for the Sun Devils and a starting defensive tackle on ASU’s 1986 Rose Bowl Championship team. He helped shut Michigan out in the second half and held the nation’s top-rated passer, Jim Harbaugh, to just 13 completions and under 180 yards. A three-year starter, Saleaumua also helped the Devils to an 8-4 record in the 1985 and a berth in the Holiday Bowl.
