Born: April 28, 1979 in Ventura, CA
1997: Rio Mesa High School
2001: U.C. Berkeley
BA in Political Science
Masters in Education
From college walkon to being a member of a Super Bowl championship team, it has been an incredible journey for Rio Mesa High graduate Scott Fujita.
Fujita was a three-sport athlete at Rio Mesa, competing in football, basketball and track and field.
His academic achievements – 4.2 GPA and honors awards in numerous classes – served as a ticket to the University of California-Berkeley, where Fujita would join the football program as a walkon.
By the end of his freshman year, Fujita had earned a full athletic scholarship.
Fujita earned numerous school athletic and academic awards at Cal, graduating with B.A. in Political Science with honors.
He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL draft. He was a member of the team’s 2003 AFC West Division championship team.
Fujita spent five seasons with the New Orleans Saints. For three seasons, Fujita was named as the team captain. He was a member of the Saints’ 2009 Super Bowl championship team. Fujita ended his career as a member of the Cleveland Browns.
He was elected to the NFL Players Association’s Executive Committee in 2009.
Fujita was very active in the community during his tenures in Kansas City and New Orleans. He was named as a finalist for the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year award in 2009.
Fujita and his wife Jaclyn are the parents of three children. They reside in Carmel Valley, California.