Nice article, I watched Onasai as youth when he was the premiere running back in the old ILH. I can still see his high stepping legs pumping for yardage. In the last game of the season Onasai reached the 1000 yd. plateau in a game against Roosevelt. He needed 40 yds. and he rushed for 60 in a game where Roosevelt was determined to stop him.

Good football coaches are probably the best mentors for young men, sometimes their teachings stay with you for a long time.

I always enjoy a good read.

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Just caught Ray Lewis on Fox Sports' 'Beyond the Glory' ... he puts it very bluntly, how he came to be so bitter about his father's abandonment of the family ... a kid is a kid, and every single one needs his or her dad. I can't help thinking, Onosai Tanuvasa was the kind of man who was loved by his own children, and then his football children. The kind of father figure the young Ray Lewises of the world needs.

Wonderful father, man of faith, inspirational speaker, terrific coach, funny guy, compassionate spirit and a great man. I'm so happy to read and see that Sai touched so many lives in such a positive way. It's comforting to know that his spirit lives on in all of us through his life teachings and through his love.