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Esera Tuaolo

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Esera Tavai Tuaolo (born July 11 1968 in Honolulu, Hawaii) played professional football in the United States for nine years including a trip to the Super Bowl.

He grew up poor and his family were banana farmers. His father died when he was 10.

He played for Oregon State University in college and was selected in the 1991 NFL Draft. Nicknamed "Mr. Aloha", Tuaolo played nose tackle for several teams in his career, reaching the Superbowl while playing with the Atlanta Falcons. He also played for the Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers during his nine-year career.

In 2002, having retired from sports, he announced publicly that he is gay and lives with his partner and children. This made him the third former NFL player to come out, after David Kopay and Roy Simmons. He has since worked with the NFL to combat homophobia.

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