Ken Niumatalolo was hired as Navy’s 38th football coach this past December when Paul Johnson left for the same position at Georgia Tech. The former offensive line coach is the first Samoan head coach in the Football Bowl Subdivision and faces the task of replacing one of the most successful coaches in school history.

The native of Laie, Hawaii, lives with his wife Barbara, and two sons in Arnold, while his daughter, Alexcia, is a sophomore on the Maryland lacrosse team.