Ezekiel Ansah

Ezekiel Ansah, Ghanaian-American football player

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Born: May 29, 1989
Age in 2026: 37
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1989

About Ezekiel Ansah

Ezekiel Nana "Ziggy" Ansah (born May 29, 1989) is a Ghanaian former professional American football defensive end. Born in Accra, Ghana, he moved to the United States to attend Brigham Young University, where he played college football for the Brigham Young Cougars. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions fifth overall in the 2013 NFL draft. == Early life == Ansah grew up playing soccer and had never seen American football as a youth. In addition to soccer, Ansah was also an enthusiastic basketball fan. He regularly played pickup basketball games at Golden Sunbeam Montessori School where he attended from 4th grade to 9th grade. He developed his basketball interests and abilities on a turf donated by Forever Young Foundation (Steve Young). Ansah played on the Golden Sunbeam basketball team and became the most valuable player and led his team to win many games. Because of the school's basketball facility, attention was drawn from basketball enthusiasts including missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was at these pickup basketball games with missionaries and students that Ansah developed a friendship with a missionary.

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Career and life highlights

Under Ansah's mentoring, the Golden Sunbeam basketball team won several tournaments while playing international schools in Ghana.
Unfamiliar with American football, Ansah had to be instructed in basic rules and techniques, even needing help getting on his pads for the first time.
When the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results became public, Ansah had 7 A's and a B in his business program.

The world when Ezekiel Ansah was born

Ezekiel Ansah was born in 1989. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1989

#1 song"Look Away" – Chicago
Top movieDriving Miss Daisy
Top TV showRoseanne
Best-selling bookThe Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentSan Francisco earthquake interrupts the World Series
Top headlineFall of the Berlin Wall signals end of the Cold War
Technology milestoneWorld Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee
Defining fadGame Boy
Notable inventionGame Boy
World population5.19 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
U.S. population246.8M

1989 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ezekiel Ansah's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1989	2026
Gas	$1.02	$3.45/gal
Average home	$93,100	$435,000
Average income	$34,213	$67,500
Minimum wage	$3.35	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$3.97	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.25	$0.73
Population	246.8M	341 million

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