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VIDEO: Family, friends remember former University of Hawaii, NFL player Vince Manuwai

Vince Manuwai, who was widely regarded as one of the best offensive linemen in University of Hawaii football history, died on Nov. 4, a family spokesman announced. He was 38.

Manuwai was diagnosed with a heart ailment a year ago, according to the spokesman. It has not been determined if that condition led to Maunwai’s collapsing while completing a move into an apartment in Kakaako on Nov. 4.

Manuwai was a 1999 Farrington High graduate who played eight NFL seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars and was on the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad in 2012. But it was at UH, where he played guard, that served as inspiration for his strength of body (he could bench press 500 pounds) and character.

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