Junior Burton Ioane (born July 21, 1977) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

defensive tackle A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that will typically line up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the offensive guards, however he may also line up opposite one of the tackles. Defensive tackles are typically the la ...

. He attended

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...

, and played with the

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during his rookie year in 2000-2003. Ioane also played for the

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from 2003-2006.

High school career

Ioane attended

North Sanpete High School North Sanpete High School is a public high school serving grades 9 through 12, located in Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States. The school is the only high school serving the North Sanpete School District. Notable alumni * Vasco M. Tanner - entom ...

in Mount Pleasant, Utah, where he was a standout in

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, and

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

. In football, he won All-State honors. In track and field, he won the State Champion in the shot put as a senior.

College career

Ioane was an Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 selection in 1999. Prior to attending Arizona State, Ioane played 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 ...

Ephraim, Utah Ephraim is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 5,611 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the largest city in Sanpete County. It is the location of Snow College and is located ...

. In August 2003 he was signed by the Houston Texans. In May 2006 Ioane was signed by the New York Giants.

References

External links

NFL.com bio
1977 births Living people American football defensive linemen Arizona State Sun Devils football players Oakland Raiders players Houston Texans players Snow Badgers football players People from Mount Pleasant, Utah American sportspeople of Samoan descent Samoan players of American football Players of American football from Utah Samoan emigrants to the United States {{defensive-lineman-1970s-stub