Linebacker Tiaina "Junior" Seau of the San Diego Chargers is one of the most intense competitors in the National Football League (NFL). Seau has an incredible combination of speed and strength, a package that has made him one of the best linebackers in football. Seau is also a success off the field, acting as a role model for persons from American Samoa and for kids living in tough inner-city neighborhoods. Seau says he wants to be remembered as the best linebacker who ever played the game. No linebacker in history has ever worked harder than Seau to reach that goal.

Growing up

Samoan success

Tiaina (Tee-eye-EE-nuh SAY-ow) Jr. was born January 19, 1969, in San Diego, California. Seau was the fifth of six children. His parents were born on the island of Aunuu, a part of American Samoa, a group of seven islands in the South Pacific Ocean. The Seaus...