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Donnell Leomiti was named CSU-Pueblo defensive backs coach on
January 2.
Leomiti had been the defensive technical intern at
CU since 2005. Leomiti arrived at the post after serving as a high
school assistant coach from 1999-2004. He spent 1999 and 2000 at
Denver North High School, and then followed that up with a
four-year stint as linebackers coach at Boulder High School.
As a CU player, Leomiti was a member of many great
teams in the mid-1990s. Starting out as a receiver at CU, he saw
action in 11 games, including the Fiesta Bowl, as a true freshman
in 1992. He moved to safety the following year, starting at strong
safety as a junior and senior. He had 159 career tackles, including
98 as a senior (the third most on the team), along with three
interceptions, three fumble recoveries and seven pass deflections.
Two of his biggest plays came his junior year (1994): he returned
an interception for a touchdown at Missouri and had a key fumble
recovery in the fourth quarter at Michigan, a big play in the game
now referred to as both "The Miracle in Michigan" and "The Catch."
Born in Santa Ana, Calif., he graduated from Leone
High School in Pavaiai, American Samoa, in 1992 where he lettered
in football, basketball and baseball. He was a two-time Ashaa
League most valuable player on offense, earning the honor his
junior and senior years. He is the father of two children, Donnell
Jr., and Siliaga.
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