Former Westlake and Texas State player Memo Mata is the first youth football head coach in China. Photo by Emily Mitis

By Alex Endress

AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF

Published: 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 18, 2011

"SHANGHAI, CHINA — Memo Mata came to China six years ago for a change of pace. As he put it, Mata wanted to explore the world.

Now Mata, who played alongside Drew Brees at Westlake High School and later was a free safety for Texas State, is helping mold an unlikely relationship between the National Football League and a growing Chinese fan base..."

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