Pulu Poumele

Pulu Poumele (January 31, 1972 – June 4, 2016) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played as an offensive lineman in both the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Pulu Poumele
Position:Offensive lineman
Personal information
Born:(1972-01-31)January 31, 1972
Oceanside, California
Died:June 4, 2016(2016-06-04) (aged 44)
Oceanside, California
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:Oceanside
(Oceanside, California)
College:Arizona Wildcats
Career history
As player:
As coach:
  • San Marcos
  • El Camino

Death

Poumele was playing basketball with friends at an Oceanside 24-Hour Fitness club on June 4 when he experienced a heart attack and collapsed. The Poumele family is claiming wrongful death in San Diego County Superior Court, alleging 24-Hour employees were unable to find the club's automated external defibrillator (AED). After the apparatus was produced, the lawsuit claims it was uncharged and unable to deliver a proper countershock.

Paramedics arrived, but were unable to resuscitate the 6’ 3”, 300-pound Poumele.

"Had they [employees] been available to help him and use an AED right away, he would still be alive today," family attorney Bibianne Fell.

Early and personal life

Born in Oceanside, California, Poumele attended Oceanside High School.[1] Poumele was married with five children.[1] His cousin was Junior Seau.[1]

Playing career

Poumele played college football at the University of Arizona, before playing in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens and San Diego Chargers, and in the CFL with the Toronto Argonauts.[1]

Coaching career

Poumele was the head coach at San Marcos in 2009, the head coach at El Camino for four seasons, and he later worked at Oceanside High School as a special education teacher and the defensive coordinator for the football team.[1]

References
  1. John Maffei (June 4, 2016). "Football veteran Pulu Poumele dies". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
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