Alfred Pupunu

Alfred Sione Pupunu (born October 16, 1969) is a former professional American football tight end who played nine seasons in the National Football League from 1992 to 2000. He played college football for the Weber State Wildcats.

Early life Pupunu attended and played high school football at South High School in Salt Lake City, Utah.

College career Pupunu played college football at Weber State University, where he went on to earn all-Big Sky Conference and All-American honors and has been inducted into the school's athletic Hall of Fame. He nicknamed the gesture the "Kava Dance".

Pupunu finished his career with 102 receptions for 1,000 yards and three touchdowns in 103 games.

Coaching career After retiring from the NFL in 2002, Pupunu worked as a graduate assistant at the University of Utah Utes Football Team for three years (2005–2007).

In 2008, Pupunu was invited by Head Coach Ed Lamb to coach the running backs and tight ends for the Southern Utah University (Cedar City, UT) Thunderbirds football team. On February 24, 2010, Pupunu was named assistant coach at the University of Idaho. Pupunu then starting coaching the tight ends at Weber State University beginning in the 2017 season.

In January 2019, he joined the University of Colorado staff as the tight end coach, hired by new CU head coach Mel Tucker. He has been an offensive analyst (tight ends) at BYU since 2021.

Personal life Pupunu was born in Vavau, Tonga, but moved to Utah with his parents as a child.