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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1965-12-16)December 16, 1965 (age 59) Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 286 lb (130 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Victoria (BC) | ||||||||
| College: | BYU | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1990: 3rd round, 77th pick | ||||||||
| CFL draft: | 1990: 5th round, 34th pick | ||||||||
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Mohammed Thomas David "Mo" Elewonibi (born December 16, 1965) is a Nigerian-Canadian formeroffensive lineman who played in theNational Football League (NFL) and theCanadian Football League (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.
Elewonibi was born inLagos, Nigeria and raised inVictoria,British Columbia. He attendedVictoria High School, where he excelled at soccer and basketball.[1]
Elewonibi played two years for theOkanagan Sun football club, and was named to the 25 Year All Time Team announced in 2005 to celebrate 25th anniversary of the sun organization.[2]
He began his college career atSnow College, in Ephraim, UT, where he first began to play football.[3] 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.
Elewonibi converted fromIslam tothe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during his second year of college. Elewonibi now lives on Vancouver Island and works as a counselor helping recovering addicts return to normal life.[4]