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Tua Tagovailoa’s father explains why the Alabama quarterback is left-handed
By Adam Spencer
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Alabama freshman QB Tua Tagovailoa is a bit of an oddity in football these days.
As a left-handed quarterback, the Hawaii native is one of a dying breed of unusual athletes.
However, Tagovailoa wasn’t always a southpaw, according to an AL.com report. In fact, Tua’s father, Galu — himself a left-handed thrower — turned his son into a lefty simply so he wouldn’t be the family’s only left-hander:
“I just always wanted someone to be a lefty with me. … It just became fluent and he just grew into it,” Galu Tagovailoa said. “That’s the crazy part about it. I never thought I could make him adapt to that. As we constantly kept putting the ball on his left hand, eventually he grew into throwing the ball with his left.”
Tagovailoa does everything else with his right hand, but thanks to his dad, he throws a football with his left.
Clearly, the move has worked out OK so far for the highly touted class of 2017 signee.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
