Troy Aumua Polamalu ( /ˌpoʊləˈmɑːluː/; born April 19, 1981), born Troy Aumua, is an American football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the first round (sixteenth overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Steelers. He played college football for the University of Southern California. Polamalu was born in Garden Grove, California. He graduated from Douglas High School in Winston, Oregon. Though playing in only four games (injuries) during his senior season, he was named to the 1998 Super Prep All-Northwest team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, and the All-Far West League second team. A two-way player, Polamalu rushed for 671 yards with nine touchdowns and grabbed three interceptions. Following his junior season, Polamalu was named to the All-State first team and was the All-Far West League Offensive Most Valuable Player for 9-1 Douglas. He rushed for 1,040 yards with 22 touchdowns and had 310 receiving yards. On defense, he made 65 tackles and had eight interceptions. Polamalu also played baseball and basketball where he also received State and League honors. Polamalu accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the
His teammates appeared to have pulled the classic Jackass head-shave prank on his million-dollar hair -- but Pittsburgh Steelers wrecking ball Troy Polamalu tells TMZ, it was all FAKE ... his… READ MORE >
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Troy Polamalu now has a college degree to go with his two Superbowl rings -- because the football star graduated from USC on Friday with a bachelor's degree in history. The Pittsburgh Steelers'… READ MORE >
It took only one week -- but the ruthless Madden video game curse struck again last night.After making one of the sickest interceptions you're going to see all year, 2010 Madden co-cover guy Troy… READ MORE >
This is Pittsburgh Steeler Troy Polamalu getting knocked around by the Pacific Ocean in Hawaii yesterday. Minutes later, Troy caught the ocean going over the middle and smacked it right in the… READ MORE >
