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Glendale Apollo legend joining National High School Hall of Fame

Posted 3/14/25

Four former standout multi-sport high school athletes, highlight the 2025 class of the NFHS National High School Hall of Fame, one from Glendale.

Eleven honorees will be inducted June 30 during …

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Glendale Apollo legend joining National High School Hall of Fame

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Four former standout multi-sport high school athletes, highlight the 2025 class of the NFHS National High School Hall of Fame, one from Glendale.

Eleven honorees will be inducted June 30 during the 42nd induction ceremony of the National High School Hall of Fame, held at the 106th NFHS Summer Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

Prince Amukamara was a standout three-sport athlete at Apollo High School in Glendale before moving on to a football career at the college and professional levels. He was a two-way performer as a running back and defensive back in football, was the starting point guard on the basketball team, and was a sprinter and high jumper in track and field during his high school career (2004-07).

In football, Amukamara rushed for 2,106 yards and scored 24 touchdowns as a senior, while registering 95 tackles and two interceptions. During his career, Amukamara rushed for 3,820 yards on 335 carries for 11.4 yards per carry, and he scored 58 touchdowns.

He graduated in 2007 as the school’s all-time rushing yards and touchdowns leader. In one playoff game against Scottsdale Chaparral in 2006, Amukamara rushed for 366 yards and scored four touchdowns, and he also caught four passes and had a 45-yard punt return.

As the point guard and top defender on the Apollo High basketball team, Amukamara helped his team to three consecutive Arizona Interscholastic Association State Basketball Championships. He shot 63 percent from the field and averaged 2.6 steals per game during his high school career.

In his senior track and field season, Amukamara won the 100-meter and 200-meter races at the AIA state meet and finished second in the high jump.

Amukamara also excelled in the classroom with a 3.25 grade-point averaged and was involved with Student Council and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

He continued his football career at the University of Nebraska, where he was an all-conference defensive back as a junior and senior. Following his senior year, Amukamara was consensus All-American and Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

Drafted in the first round by the New York Giants in 2011 and was a part of the team in 2012 when the Giants won the Super Bowl. Amukamara enjoyed an 11-year career in the NFL with six different teams and finished with 417 career tackles and 10 interceptions.

Amukamara has been involved with Up2Us, an organization involved in promoting sports as the solution to the critical challenges facing America’s youth. Most recently, he created a YouTube channel (Mr. Adventures) to help educate kids about the importance of eating nutritious foods and being active.

“After making a name for himself at the highest level of professional football, Prince could have easily distanced himself from his roots,” said David Hines, AIA executive director. “Instead, he chose to give back to the very communities that helped shape his career. He has remained deeply connected to high school, frequently returning to offer guidance, support and mentorship to current students and athletes."

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