| #23 Uzi Idah
Position: Strong Safety
Height: 5-11
Weight: 198
Class: Junior
Hometown: Rolling Hills Estate, CA
High School: Palos Verdes Peninsula
As A Sophomore (2007) - started all 11 games at strong safety ... finished second on the team in tackling with 63 (44-19) ... had 2.5 tackles for losses, two interceptions (vs. Dartmouth and Lehigh), and six passes broken up ... high tackle games were eight against Massachusetts and Cornell.
As A Freshman (2006) - earned his first varsity letter ... played in all 11 games with one start against Georgetown ... finished the season with six tackles (4 solo) ... had two TFL’s against Dartmouth ... had one tackle against UMass, Fordham, Lehigh and Bucknell.
High School: A 2006 graduate of Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills Estates, California … lettered three years with Peninsula … played tailback, wide receiver and cornerback in his senior year … had three interceptions and made over 70 tackles … led team to an 11-2 record … first team all-Bay League and all-South Bay at cornerback … first team all-CIF … picked for Lions All-Star Game … won team’s Black & Gold defender award and named most valuable defensive back … coached by Tony Uruburu … also lettered in track & field.
Personal: Major is Arts … parents are Churchill and Ruth Idah of Rolling Hills Estates, California … born February 20, 1989 in Zaria, Nigeria … full name is Uzoma Balosibina Idah.
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