In 2013, Deadspin broke the news that the reported September 2012 death of the girlfriend of Notre Dame All-American linebacker Manti Te'o, which Te'o had said inspired him during the 2012 season, was apparently a hoax.
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He is the father of Leslie Tuiasosopo, Marques Tuiasosopo, Zach Tuiasosopo, Matt Tuiasosopo, and Ashley Tuiasosopo, and uncle of Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, perpetrator of the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax.