American Samoa

American Samoa:Scott Pelly is in American Samoa, to see how the territory with a population of less than the capacity of the stadium pro-football players sends the NFL than in any city in the same way in America.
There, a small community that produces more NFL players in any other place than in America. It is not in Texas, Florida and Oklahoma, or. In fact, as far from the fundamentals of football, as you can get.
Call it the “Football Island” – American Samoa, the rock in the far South Pacific.
As for football stat? On the island of 65,000 people, there are more than 30 players Samoan descent in the NFL and more than 200 games division college goals. It’s just that 30 of the current NFL players out of Sparks, Nevada, or Gastonia, NC
As first reported last winter, “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley traveled 8000 miles of American Samoa and to find people and tradition, so is ideal for the game in America – it is as if they were waiting for ages for football to come ashore.
In American Samoa, the football team warms up to the Haka War Dance – something had been transferred to the century teaches us the flexibility to soldiers in the size and strength.
What the coach did not want him to think that in the first place? It turns out the South Pacific is to increase the football talent before a football.
While Pelley was there, on the island was to get a set for your version of Super Bowl – High School Championship.
After the victory of the season, a 16-year-old defender will Tavita Neemia Samoana school sharks. His coach, Pepine Lauvoa, a roster that continental school imagined.
“They, Äôre soft, they say, Äôre polite,” he said Pelley of his players., ÄúBut when they put on their property, they just become monsters. And they just want to go out and hit and hit and hit. ”
One 16-year-old player said he Palley 6 feet 5 inches. Another 17 years, he said, 6 feet 4 and a half years.
“It appears that you, Äôve stubborn car with this thing,” Pelley said, holding a battered football helmet, and this caused laughter from the players.
In the past five years, only six islands school prepared 10 NFL electricians. It is estimated that the boy, who was born in Samoa, the parents 56 times more likely to get into the NFL than any other child in America.
Samoa men are great. And most beautiful, in accordance with Togiola Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa.
Tulafono said that it is not just size that makes the self of such great players. His people from the farming culture that prizes hard work, respect and discipline. And he believes that is why scouts and coaches pulled atlases.
“I’m afraid Aom majority of Americans back to the mainland would be difficult to choose a place on the map,” said Pell.
“Yes, it is not very clear,” Tulafono agreed.
“This is a small dot on a big ocean.”
“This is it,” he said. But now Google is helping. “