HONOLULU, Hawai’i – Irish alumnus Manti Te’o has been voted into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. Te’o is joined in this year’s class by Larry Warford and Harry Montague-Field. The Inductees were selected from a field of over 100 nominees and eight Finalists by the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee.
Te’o departed Notre Dame as one of the most decorated linebackers in program history and a three-time All-American. He holds Irish records for career interceptions for a linebacker and is sixth all-time in career interceptions. He finished his career third all-time in career tackles (437), was the third player in program history to lead the team in tackles in three-consecutive seasons, finished fourth in tackles in a season as a freshman (63), and is sixth all-time in tackles in a single game, recording 21 stops against Stanford in 2010.
His senior season in 2012 was one of the most decorated seasons in college football history. Te’o finished with 113 tackles, 1.5 sacks and seven interceptions. Those stats added up to him being a Heisman Trophy Finalist and a Consensus All-American. Te’o won the Maxwell Award, the Lott Trophy, the Chuck Bednarik Award, the Walter Camp Award, the Bronko Nagurski Award, the Butkus Award and the Lombardi Award.