Vikings In January 2017, the Minnesota Vikings officially announced the hiring of Polamalu as the team's running back coach. He was let go after the 2021 season. Raiders In 2022 he became the running backs coach for the Raiders. Personal life Polamalu is married to Diane Griffin and has three children K.C., Matthew, and Tre. He also has a daughter-in-law Theresa Pola and a grandson, Tre. He was born the day President Kennedy was assassinated, and was named in his honor. He graduated from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California in 1982 where he also played football and was Student Class President his senior year. Polamalu's brother, Aoatoa, played nose tackle at Penn State from 1984 to 1988. Upon moving to California from American Samoa in the mid-1970s, Kennedy's family shortened their last name to Pola. In 2011, he began the process of legally changing it back to Polamalu while preparing for a return to Samoa. In June, he was part of a contingent that included former USC players Rey Maualuga, Deuce Lutui, Malaefou MacKenzie and others who returned to Samoa for a football camp sponsored by his nephew, former USC Trojans All-American and Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu. His name change became official in August 2011. References External links UCLA profile 1963 births Living people American football fullbacks American Samoan Roman Catholics American sportspeople of Samoan descent Cleveland Browns coaches Colorado Buffaloes football coaches High school football coaches in California Jacksonville Jaguars coaches San Diego State Aztecs football coaches UCLA Bruins football coaches USC Trojans football coaches USC Trojans football players People from Pago Pago Players of American football from American Samoa Players of American football from California Las Vegas Raiders coaches