Sika Anoai drew his last breath on Tuesday but left a feast of cherished memories to look back on a gloomy day. The Samoan Hall of Famer left behind his four children, three daughters Vanessa, Myritza, and Summer, and son Roman Reigns to meet his other diseased son Rosey in the other world. That said, he possessed a special trait that showcased itself in its full glory after his passing.

While The wrestling world is still not done processing the grief, the old sweet narratives of the legend with his kids have resurfaced lately. And it only led to the notion of how the gem of a father, Anoa’i used to be, even apart from his professional excellence.

Sika Anoai used to gush over Roman Reigns’ extraordinary football career

While not much is known about his daughters, Vanessa, Myritza, and Summer, his sons, Rosey and Reigns, proudly carried the torch of his legacy throughout their careers. While the elder one wrapped his stint up by 2017 before passing, the Tribal Chief has been continuing to be an indomitable force in the Stamford-based company even without the Undisputed Universal world championship belt around his waist.

That said, Reigns also left quite a significant mark on the professional football field, something his dad used to equally take pride in.

Reminiscing on one of these testaments, Bully Ray noted in his Busted Open Radio, ”Mark talks about proud, they all were talking about Roman’s football career because he was gonna be like the guy who goes to the NFL, all that stuff, and like how proud they were of, but you’re talking about how proud I am of my brother, how proud I am of my son. And I’d be like, oh, how are things? And he’d be like, oh, my son’s doing great, he’s in college, those types of things.”

Now, let’s quickly have a glance at Roman Reigns’ less-celebrated football feats.

Reigns’ professional football career: Explained

Before the Big Dog took the WWE world by storm, he strapped up his cleats as a professional footballer. First, he started playing football at Pensacola Catholic High School in Florida. After his rookie days, he was transferred to Escambia High School. The veteran wrestler gradually became a pro in boots alongside cousins Joshua and Jonathon Fatu. In his more senior years, Reigns joined Georgia Tech to vie for the yellow jackets and was eventually promoted to the rank of team captain. He even cleared the 2007 NFL draft. Minnesota Vikings dragged him as a UDFA player. Unfortunately, that was the time when Reigns’ entire career, as well as life, turned upside down as he was diagnosed with leukemia.

Later, after a short stint with CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos, the Tribal Chief finally signed off from his football career to pursue wrestling and the rest is history. What’s your take on Bully Ray bringing up the old memory of Sika Anoai’s sweet words for his son Roman Reigns? Let us know in the comments.