Marcus Ardel Taulauniu Mariota, a quarterback for the National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons, was born on October 30, 1993.
In the 2015 NFL Draft, the Tennessee Titans selected him with the second overall pick.
At Oregon, where he played collegiate football, Mariota started as the starting quarterback from 2012 to 2014. Mariota won the Heisman Trophy as a junior in 2014, making history as the first player from the University of Oregon and the first person from Hawaii to win the award.
Let’s discover more about his physique.
Height in meters and feet
He stands 6 ft 4 in tall which is approximately 1.93 m
Weight in KG and ibs
He weighs 222 lb which is equivalent to 101 kg.
Mariota was born on October 30, 1993, to parents Alana Deppe-Mariota and Toa Mariota in Honolulu, Hawaii.
He has German ancestry from his mother’s side and Samoan ancestry from his father. He grew up admiring fellow Samoan Jeremiah Masoli’s quarterback skills.
Masoli excelled at both the Saint Louis School and the University of Oregon. Mariota identifies as a devout Christian. Matt, Mariota’s younger brother, is a football player as well.
Mariota excelled in both football and track while attending the Saint Louis School in Honolulu.
