Vai Sikahema won the Golden Gloves as a boxer, was the first Tongan to play for the NFL, has been a sportscaster, and currently serves as a news anchor.
He was inducted into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame and was recently called to be an Area Seventy for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he will provide leadership to several congregations.
Read “One of Us: Vai Sikahema” in the September 2019 issue of Philadelphia magazine.
Vai Sikahema on Punching Goalposts, the NFL Catch Rule, and the Amazing Story Behind His Name
