Boseko Lokombo - Congo

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After his awesome pick six, I remembered back to his nice showing last year, as a RS-FR, in the Civil War and Natty.

6'3", 235# SO, he showed just another reason why Duck fans can be excited about today and the future. Here's his A. Luck pick six:

http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2011/11/oregon_ducks_boseko_lokombo_be.html

His goducks.com bio reads:

2011 — Led all linebackers with a 330-pound power clean, a 2.84-second electronic 20-yard and a 4.84-second electronic 40-yard during winter conditioning.

2010 — Played in all 13 games with 36 tackles … Tied for first in the Pac-10 with three fumble recoveries … Made one solo tackle in the BCS National Championship Game vs. Auburn … Four tackles against both Oregon State and Arizona … Made two stops at Cal and one vs. Washington … Equaled season-high with five tackles, including 0.5 for loss, recovered a fumble and had one pass breakup at USC … Four tackles apiece vs. UCLA and at Washington State … Also had 1.5 TFLs and a breakup against the Cougars … Made two stops in win vs. Stanford … Returned a recovered fumble 32-yards for a back-breaking touchdown in win at Arizona State …

What caught my eye researching this kid was that he was born in Congo. What a story, huh? Anyone have more on this kid's background??

 

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BOSEKO LOKOMBO

FOOTBALL

SCHOOL: W.J. Mouat (Abbotsford)

FRESHMAN'S FUTURE: Oregon

The most important thing Boseko Lokombo wore on the football field during an awe-inspiring career with the W.J. Mouat Hawks was not his helmet, but rather his humility.

With that ingrained trait, the hurricane-force 6-foot-3, 220-pound running back/linebacker leaves the prep ranks as one of the greatest players in B.C. high school football history.

"It comes from coming from a really good family," says Lokombo, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo but left the war-ravaged nation in 1996 to come to Canada with his family, first to Montreal and then to Abbotsford. "We started off with nothing. But I have had a good father and mother together to teach me the lessons in life: To be humble when you're talking to people and how the way you show yourself is a really important thing."

And few have made a journey as far-reaching as that of Lokombo, who will enroll at the University of Oregon in the fall to play for a Ducks program that is annually among the top teams in NCAA Div. I football.

From Africa to Canada, Lokombo then took the unique step of playing his Grade 11 year at South Eugene High, just minutes from the U of O campus. There he made such an impact that in September, under the belief that he was returning for his senior season at South Eugene, he was ranked as the No. 8 middle linebacker in all of U.S. high school football. Influential websites Scout.com and Rivals.com each ranked him the No. 1 player in the entire state of Oregon.

But Lokombo returned to Mouat and played his Grade 12 season with his former teammates, rushing for 1,558 yards and 22 touchdowns. However the Hawks were often times so dominant that Lokombo was on the sidelines watching by halftime.

Next season, while likely playing linebacker and studying towards a sports marketing degree, Lokombo will be wearing a new helmet. However, his humility will remain the same.
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***THIS IS WHY I LOVE ALL OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND OREGON FOOTBALL!!! Supporting these kids is an honor!