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VHS tapes and the ‘Turbo Tongan’: Houston Heimuli transferred back home to BYU to fulfill a legacy once abandoned

The son of BYU record-setting RB Lakei Heimuli, the senior is using his COVID-19 year of eligibility to walk-on.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Houston Heimuli is the son of BYU running back Lakei Heimulu who played for BYU in the early 80's. Heimuli is walking on at BYU from Stanford University under the COVID-19 extra year of eligibility. "It's surreal," Houston Heimuli said of being given the chance to play for Brigham Young University.