Former Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa created a $300,000 thousand dollar scholarship program for his alma mater, Saint Louis School, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Proud to announce the establishment of a Tagovailoa Family @StLouisHawaii Scholarship Endowment that will provide educational opportunities for Hawai’i kids. #crusaderstrong 🤙
— Tua. T 🇦🇸 (@Tua) June 16, 2020
According to Local10.com, Tagovailao’s scholarship fund will help four students will receive scholarships over the next four years.
All four scholarships will be named after Tagovailoa’s grandparents.
“My hope is that these scholarships will give deserving Hawaii students the same opportunities Saint Louis School gave me. It is a blessing to honor my family and high school through this gift.”
Tua Tagovailoa has been known in the football community for his love of football, family, and faith, and this is just one of the many ways we will see Tagovailoa try and make a difference.
For the season, Tagovailoa threw for 2,840 yards, 33 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.
In his career at Alabama, Tagovailoa racked up 7,442 yards passing, 87 TDs and 11 INTs.
Tagovailoa was drafted by the Miami Dolphins as the 5th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.
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