Tyler Varga
John Tyler Varga is a Finnish-Canadian-Swedish-Croatian former professional American football fullback. Varga played college football at the University of Western Ontario, where he was named the OUA Rookie of the Year in 2011, and Yale. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League, where he spent one season, and is the first Finnish player to play in NFL.
Early life
Varga was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His mother Hannele Sundberg is originally from Vantaa, Finland, and his father John Varga is of Croatian descent.College career
Varga attended the University of Western Ontario for one season in 2011, where he was named team MVP, conference player of the year and Canadian Interuniversity Sport National Freshman of the Year.Before the 2012 season, Varga transferred to Yale University, where he played for the rest of his college career. He finished at Yale as a three-time All-Ivy honoree with 529 rushing attempts, 2,985 rushing yards, 5.6 yards per carry, and 31 rushing touchdowns. Following Varga's senior performance, he was honored as the 2014 Offensive Player of the Year and awarded the Asa S. Bushnell Cup, which honours the Ivy League Player of the Year. Varga was the eighth Bulldog to receive the Cup in Yale's ninth recognition, its first since 2007. He graduated in 2015 with a degree in ecology and evolutionary biology.