Edwin Mulitalo Explained

Edwin Mulitalo
Number:64
Position:Guard
Birth Date:1 September 1974
Birth Place:Daly City, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:345
High School:Daly City (CA) Jefferson
College:Arizona
Draftyear:1999
Draftround:4
Draftpick:129
Pastteams:
Pastcoaching:
  • Southern Utah (2015)
    Assistant offensive line coach
  • Southern Virginia (2016)
    Defensive line coach
  • Southern Virginia (2017)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Southern Virginia (2018–2022)
    Head coach
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:132
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:128
Statlabel3:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue3:5
Pfr:MuliEd20

Edwin Moliki Mulitalo (; born September 1, 1974) was an American football coach and former player. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL draft.[1] He played college football at Arizona. Mulitalo earned a Super Bowl ring with the Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV. He also played for the Detroit Lions. Mulitalo served as the head football coach at Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista, Virginia from 2018 to 2022.

Early life

Mulitalo attended Jefferson High School (Daly City, CA) and was a letterman in football, wrestling, and track and field. Mulitalo graduated in 1992.

College career

Mulitalo played his last two college years at the University of Arizona. Before that he was at Ricks College in Rexburg Idaho (now BYU-Idaho).[2]

NFL career

Baltimore Ravens

Making his National Football League debut as a guard for the Baltimore Ravens in 1999, Mulitalo quickly earned a starting spot. Mulitalo earned a Super Bowl ring when the Ravens won Super Bowl XXXV in the 2000 season. He played for Baltimore all the way to 2006.

Detroit Lions

Mulitalo was with the Detroit Lions for the next two years, being plagued by injuries. He was released following the 2008 season, having worn No. 64 through his entire NFL career.

Coaching career

Mulitalo began his coaching career at Southern Utah University as a volunteer offensive line coach when the Thunderbirds won the Big Sky Conference championship in 2015.[3] He was appointed defensive line coach at Southern Virginia University on February 26, 2016.[4] He was promoted to head coach two years later on March 30, 2018.[5] After the 2022 he was fired. [6]

Personal life

Mulitalo is a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[7] He served a two-year LDS Mission in Idaho. Mulitalo and his wife, Laura, resided in Herriman, Utah with their four children, before moving to Samoan island of Upolu in 2012.[8] He was employed as a teacher there.[9]

Mulitalo was present during the Ravens Super Bowl XXXV reunion in 2010.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1999 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-29 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  2. Web site: Detroit Lions Site: Edwin Mulitalo . January 12, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081219071620/http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=437&season=10 . December 19, 2008 .
  3. https://rchsprowler.com/sports/2017/01/30/super-bowl-champion-joins-svu-football-staff/ Young, Eric. "Super Bowl Champion Joins SVU Football Staff," The Prowler (Rockbridge County High School student newspaper), January 30, 2017.
  4. http://athletics.svu.edu/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/20160226il4psn Porter, Nick. "Two Former NFL Players Named to Football Staff," Southern Virginia University Athletics, Friday, February 26, 2016.
  5. http://athletics.svu.edu/sports/fball/2017-18/releases/20180329ft8blp Pendleton, Chris and Porter, Nick. "Super Bowl Champion Mulitalo Named Head Football Coach at Southern Virginia," Southern Virginia University Athletics, Friday, March 30, 2018.
  6. https://rockbridgereport.academic.wlu.edu/2023/02/09/familiar-face-named-as-svu-footballs-next-head-coach/ Hunter, Jack. "Familiar face named as SVU football’s next head coach" The Rockbridge Report. February 9, 2023
  7. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705328982/Ravens-boast-most-Mormon-players-on-NFL-roster.html Ravens boast most Mormon players on NFL roster
  8. News: Edwin Mulitalo going out on a limb in Samoa . Salt Lake Tribune . May 19, 2012 .
  9. http://russellstreetreport.com/2014/04/18/street-talk/where-are-they-now-edwin-mulitalo/ Where are they now?: Edwin Mulitalo