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2009 Football Roster

89 Tamba Tongu

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 178
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rockville, MD
  • Highschool Milton Hershey H.S.

Biography

Reserve wide receiver with outstanding speed ... has made great strides in the weight room ... adds depth to the Tigers’ corps of wide receivers ... also a valuable special teams standout ... winner of Tigers’ Team Leadership Award last year ... caught three passes for 47 yards at 2009 Spring Game ... was a freshman "red shirt" in 2005 ... good student who is a member of Towson University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (PAWS).

2008 Season: Appeared in 11 games as a reserve wide receiver ... caught five passes for 41 yards ... returned two kickoffs for 30 yards ... also made one tackle on special teams ... caught three passes for 33 yards at Richmond ... had career long 19-yard catch against the Spiders ... had two receptions for eight yards against Northeastern ... had a 24-yard kickoff return at Villanova ... also had a 36-yard return against top-ranked James Madison ... caught five passes for 36 yards in 2008 Spring Game.

2007 Season: Appeared in nine games as a reserve wide receiver ... caught six passes for 33 yards ... had key 7-yard reception on late scoring drive in Tigers’ season-opening win over Central Connecticut ... had an eight-yard catch at Massachusetts ... made a seven-yard reception against Delaware ... caught two passes for four yards at William & Mary ... had a seven-yard reception at Colgate.

2006 Season: Appeared in four games as a reserve wide receiver ... saw action on special teams.

At Hershey High School: Three-sport standout for the Spartans ... honorable mention all-conference wide receiver for the football team ... also played basketball and ran track ... helped Coach Robert Guyer’s football team win the conference championship ... point guard for Spartans’ basketball team which won back-to-back conference titles ... also ran for track team which won consecutive district titles ... ran for Spartans’ record-setting 4x100 relay team.

Personal: Lists mother as person he admires the most ... has one brother ... hobbies include listening to music ... favorite book is "To Kill A Mockingbird" ... favorite athlete is Santana Moss ... lists "Remember The Titans" as his favorite movie ... enjoys eating country omelet at IHOP ... favorite actor is Morris Chestnut ... cousin, Victor Sesay, played football at the University of Missouri ... mother is a nurse ... son of Fatmata Tongu ... born on December 11, 1987 in Langley Park, Md.

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Historical Player Information

  • 39

    2005Redshirt

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 160 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2006Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 160 lbs
    39
  • 39

    2007Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 160 lbs
    39
  • 89

    2008Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 175 lbs
    89
  • 89

    2009Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 178 lbs
    89