Mohammed Thomas David "Moe" Elewonibi (born December 16, 1965) is a Nigerian-Canadian former offensive lineman who played in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was injured just prior to the end of the first half of the Eagles / Cowboys Divisional Playoff Game on January 7, 1996 and transported off the field on a stretcher with a knee injury. It was his final game in the NFL.

Early years

Elewonibi was born in Lagos, Nigeria and raised in Victoria, British Columbia. He attended Victoria High School, where he excelled at soccer and basketball.

Mohammed Elewonibi

Elewonibi played two years for the Okanagan Sun football club, and was named to the 25 Year All Time Team announced in 2005 to celebrate 25th anniversary of the sun organization.

Mohammed Elewonibi

College career

He began his college career at Snow College, in Ephraim, UT, where he first began to play football. He transferred to Brigham Young University to finish his college career. Mo won the Outland Trophy while at Brigham Young. The award is for the country’s most outstanding lineman in college football.

Mohammed Elewonibi

Personal

Elewonibi converted from Islam to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during his second year of college. Elewonibi now lives on Vancouver Island and works as a counselor helping recovering addicts return to normal life.

References

External links

Just Sports Stats

Outland Trophy Winner

Bio

News article

1965 births

Living people

All-American college football players

American football offensive tackles

Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) players

BC Lions players

BYU Cougars football players

Canadian football offensive linemen

Nigerian emigrants to Canada

Nigerian players of American football

Philadelphia Eagles players

Sportspeople from Lagos

Canadian football people from Victoria, British Columbia

Washington Redskins players

Winnipeg Blue Bombers players

Canadian Latter Day Saints

Canadian former Muslims

Black Mormons

Converts to Mormonism

Snow Badgers football players

Players of Canadian football from British Columbia

Players of American football from British Columbia