Date of birth December 14, 1954 Name Clifton Alapa Place of birth Kahuku, HI Role American football player | 1977-78 Montreal Alouettes College Arizona State University 1978 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Positions Lineman | |
1983 Los Angeles Express (USFL) Honors 1977 - Grey Cup Champion | ||
Clifton Alapa is a former Canadian Football League defensive lineman and Grey Cup champion.
Alapa was born in Kahuku, Hawaii, the hometown of CFL all-star Junior Ah You. They are both of Samoan descent, went to the same university and were friends when they played together in Montreal.
Alapa joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1977, playing 12 games and was part of their Grey Cup championship. He played 10 more games for the Larks in 1978, joining the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the last 4 games of the 1978 season. He made a comeback in 1983 with the Los Angeles Express of the USFL, registering 1.5 sacks.
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