Background
Sakoda was born in San Jose, California.
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Louie Sakoda
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He attended Branham High School in San Jose, and played high school football for the Branham Bruins.
Career
He played college football for the University of Utah, and earned unanimous All-American honors. Sakoda played professionally for the Canadian Football League"s Saskatchewan Roughriders. Career record watch Field Goal Pct.:.864 (1st) Field Goals Made: 57 (1st) Field Goal Attempts: 66 (1st) PAT Made: 137 (1st) PAT Attempts: 140 (1st) PAT Pct.:.979 (1st Scoring (Overall): 308 (1st) Scoring (Kick): 308 (1st) Punts: 242 (1st) Punt Yards: 10,188 (1st) Punt Average: 42.1 (1st) 50-yard Punts: 50 (1st) Awards and honors 2007 Rivals.com first-team All-American kicker Sakoda was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Chargers, but was released before the 2009 season.
On October 14, 2009, he signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.
Sakoda was released by the Roughriders on August 2, 2010 after struggling at the start of the season. Sakoda was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on August 10, 2010.
He was injured before playing a single game and was released by the Bombers on September 22, 2010. He was later signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on March 21, 2011 after the team traded away Justin Medlock that same day.
On June 26, 2011, Sakoda was released from the Eskimos.
Achievements
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2007 Rivals.com first-team All-American kicker 2007 SI.com second-team All-American punter 2007 Columbia Broadcasting System Sports first-team All-American punter and FWAA 2008 unanimous first-team All-American kicker (received the honor after being named to the Associated Press,AFCA, FWAA, Sporting News, and the WCFF teams).
