Louie Sakoda (born October 28, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a kicker and punter for two seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Utah Utes, earning unanimous All-American honors in 2008. Sakoda played professionally for the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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| Date of birth | October 28, 1986 |
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| Place of birth | San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | P/K |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| US college | Utah |
| High school | Branham |
| Career history | |
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| 2009 | San Diego Chargers* |
| 2009–2010 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2010 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers* |
| 2011 | Edmonton Eskimos* |
| *Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career stats | |
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Early years
editSakoda was born in San Jose, California. He attended Branham High School in San Jose, and played high school football for the Branham Bruins.
College career
editStatistics
edit- Field Goal Pct.: .864 (1st)
- Field Goals Made: 57 (1st)
- Field Goal Attempts: 66 (1st)
- PAT Made: 137 (1st)
- PAT Attempts: 140 (1st)
- PAT Pct.: .979 (1st
- Scoring (Overall): 308 (1st)
- Scoring (Kick): 308 (1st)
- Punts: 242 (1st)
- Punt Yards: 10,188 (1st)
- Punt Average: 42.1 (1st)
- 50-yard Punts: 50 (1st)
Awards and honors
edit- 2007 Rivals.com first-team All-American kicker[1]
- 2007 SI.com second-team All-American punter[2]
- 2007 CBS Sports first-team All-American punter[3] and Football Writers Association of America[4]
- 2008 unanimous first-team All-American kicker (received the honor after being named to the Associated Press,[5] American Football Coaches Association,[6] Football Writers Association of America,[7] Sporting News,[8] and the Walter Camp Football Foundation[9] teams)
Professional career
editSakoda was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Chargers, but was released before the 2009 season.[10] On October 14, 2009, he signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.[11] Sakoda was released by the Roughriders on August 2, 2010 after struggling at the start of the season. Sakoda was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on August 10, 2010. He was injured before playing a single game and was released by the Bombers on September 22, 2010. He was later signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on March 21, 2011 after the team traded away Justin Medlock that same day.[12] On June 26, 2011, Sakoda was released from the Eskimos.
References
edit- ^ "2007 Rivals.com All-Americans". Archived from the original on February 23, 2008.
- ^ "SI.com's All-Americas". CNN. December 11, 2007. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ^ "2007 CBSSports.com All-America Team". Archived from the original on May 18, 2008.
- ^ "FWAA Names 2007 All-America Team".
- ^ "Associated Press names 2008 All-America Team".
- ^ "Texas Tech's Harrell Headlines 2008 AFCA Coaches' All-America Team". Archived from the original on December 7, 2008.
- ^ "2008 FWAA All-America team". Sportswriters.net. Football Writers Association of America. December 13, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
- ^ "Sporting News' college football All-American First-team". Archived from the original on December 21, 2008.
- ^ "2008 Walter Camp All America team". Waltercamp.org. Walter Camp Foundation. December 11, 2008. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
- ^ "Louie Sakoda, DS #1 K, Utah".
- ^ Louie Sakoda Archived 2009-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.esks.com/article/esks-and-cats-trade-picks-and-players-edmonton-signs-free-agent-kicker-sakoda Esks and ‘Cats trade picks and players; Edmonton signs free agent kicker Sakoda