All Glory 2 God | Ⓜ️ #LL74 🕊️
Memphis, TN
Joined May 2015
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Armon Bean retweeted
Be @kalanifsitake :
>Born in Nuku‘alofa, Tonga in 1975
>Family leaves for Hawaii weeks later
>Parents divorce
>Father moves you and your siblings to Provo, Utah
>Money is tight and can’t afford tickets to BYU games
>So your dad parks outside the stadium and you all listen to the radio and the roar of the crowd
>Live in a modest two-bedroom apartment
>Carry laundry bags to the laundromat because there are no baskets
>Dad buys cheap cones and jump ropes at thrift stores and trains you and your brother himself
>You look after your younger siblings while he works
>Move to Kirkwood, Missouri for high school
>Show up and become an all-state running back
>Head to BYU as a fullback under LaVell Edwards
>Serve a mission for the LDS Church in Oakland
>Come back, start for three years, help win a Mountain West title
>Get a brief shot with the Bengals
>Back injury ends the playing career
>Start coaching at Eastern Arizona College
>Graduate assistant at BYU
>Stops at Southern Utah, then Utah
>Become the first Tongan defensive coordinator in FBS history
>One year at Oregon State
>December 2015: @BYUfootball names you head coach
>First Tongan to ever hold the job
>Take over a program stuck in independence
>No conference, hard schedule, limited national attention, “nobody watching”
>Grind through the lean years
>Big 12 invites BYU in 2021
>Join the conference in 2023
>Shock the world by immediately contending for the conference
>Multiple 10- and 11-win seasons
>Alamo Bowl, Pop-Tarts Bowl, ranked teams
>Prime-time windows, national broadcasts, big-stage matchups
>First Tongan head coach in major college football
>Inducted into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame
>Take the program from listening outside the stadium to competing on the biggest stages with the lights on
>And now a prime time heavyweight matchup with Notre Dame
>And as always, dancing through it all
Kalani is someone who has had every reason to lay down and give up, and continually rises to the occasion and beats all expectations. Proud to have him as our coach and as an example for my boys to look up to.
Armon Bean retweeted
Jalen Hurts breaks down how he spent his first $1,000,000 during his NFL rookie year
• Philadelphia Eagles Gear — $1,000
• Fashion and Jewelry — $30,000
• Charity — $60,000
• Living Expenses — $30,000
• Business Fees — $20,000
• Self Care — $10,000
• Mom's House Repairs — $15,000
• Brother's Wedding Gift — $1,000
• Paying Off Used Car — $10,000
• Future Vacations — $15,000
• Sister's Tuition — $70,000
• Savings — $738,000
Armon Bean retweeted
When Mike Leach was an undergraduate student at BYU, he would sit in on meetings with LaVell Edwards and Norm Chow.
He went to Law School and earned his JD before coaching football in Finland in the late 1980's.
He always did it his way. He was a maverick. A free thinker. Far ahead of his time.
He's a Hall of Famer in my book.
Armon Bean retweeted
Ezekiel 16 hit different. God said: I found you when nobody else wanted you. I cleaned you up. Covered your shame. Blessed you. Loved you.
