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Suh’s mother, Bernadette (née Lennon), was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica and is a graduate of Southern Oregon University, while his father, Michael, hails from Cameroon and played semi-pro soccer in Germany for a few years while working as a machinist. They met and were married in Portland, Oregon in 1982 after he was accepted to a trade school in the area. In the Ngema tribe in Cameroon, Ndamukong means “House of Spears.”
Suh has three sisters and is the second oldest of the four siblings. His older sister, Odette Lennon Ngum Suh, played soccer collegiately at Mississippi State University and is currently a midfielder on the Cameroon women’s national football team.
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In the Ngemba tribe in the West African nation of Cameroon, Ndamukong Suh’s first name means “house of spears.”
his father, Michael, a mechanical contractor, is from Cameroon. His mother, Bernadette, a teacher, is from Jamaica.
Suh is named after his paternal great-grandfather, Ndamukong Suh (pronounced En-dom-ah-ken Soo), who was 7 feet 3 inches tall and fought in World War II. His father owns a house in Mankon, Cameroon, where he has more than 50 relatives.
“He can’t wait to go there,” his father said in a telephone interview. “And I can’t wait to take him there, just to see it and to meet the family members.”
Suh’s three sisters have been to Cameroon, but he has never been able to make the trip because of school and football commitments. He considered visiting in the spring, but said he did not want to be there for only a month.
“I’ve just got to wait my turn for now,” Suh said.