Te'o's many awards, honors getting heavy for his family

By Ferd Lewis

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 01, 2012

~~<p>In Brian and Ottilia Te'o's Laie home, we're told, there is already a long bedroom shelf that fairly sags under the weight of the memorabilia from their son Manti's celebrated football career.</p>
<p>So, as they embark on a cross-country tour of postseason award banquets with him over the next two weeks, the concern isn't so much about whether Manti will win any of college football's major awards, but where they might store the ones he does receive.</p>
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In Brian and Ottilia Te'o's Laie home, we're told, there is already a long bedroom shelf that fairly sags under the weight of the memorabilia from their son Manti's celebrated football career.

So, as they embark on a cross-country tour of postseason award banquets with him over the next two weeks, the concern isn't so much about whether Manti will win any of college football's major awards, but where they might store the ones he does receive. Login for more...