B.C. player becomes first UBC player to be drafted to NFL

Giovanni Manu was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round

A Pitt Meadows athlete has made NFL history by becoming the first player to ever be drafted from UBC.

Throughout four years with the Thunderbirds, Manu was a major player on the team, with the 350-pound lineman even getting his team to the Hardy Cup last year, where the Thunderbirds took the conference championship in a close 28-27 win against the University of Alberta.

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