Morris Trophy Winner
Esera Tuaolo
Aloha Friends
Director of Hate is Wrong and Advocate
This is Esera Tuaolo’s own searing story of terror and hope. A Samoan raised on a Hawaiian banana plantation, he had a natural talent, football. He went on to play for five NFL teams: the Green Bay Packers, the Minnesota Vikings, the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Carolina Panthers, and the Atlanta Falcons in the 1999 Super Bowl. But for the nine years he played professional football he lived in terror that when his face flashed upon the TV screen, someone would divulge his darkest secret. Esera Tuaolo is gay.
“No one should have to live in that fear. No one should lose everything simply for telling the truth about who they are.”
Esera Tuaolo
Esera Tuaolo
Green Bay Packers
1991-1992
Minnesota Vikings
1992-1996
Jacksonville Jaguars
1997
Atlanta Falcons
1998
