Early life and education Serwanga was born on July 23, 1976, in
Kampala, Uganda. He has three brothers and two sisters, including a twin brother,
Wasswa. He was born 15 minutes after his brother; his name, pronounced "Kah-TOE", means "younger twin". He moved to the United States with his family at age three. Patrick himself had nearly been killed by Amin's regime, surviving an attempted murder by jumping from his moving car. The twins were very competitive with each other. Following the 1993 season, both he and his brother were named All-Metro League. They both signed to play
college football for the
Sacramento State Hornets. The twins both started at Sacramento State as
freshmen in 1994 and Kato posted four
interceptions that year. However, they both transferred to the
Pacific Tigers following one season, when the school initially decided to drop football. His four interceptions lead the team. After the 1995 season, it was announced that Pacific was ending its football team due to financial issues. They had to transfer again, with Wasswa committing to the
UCLA Bruins while Kato went to the
California Golden Bears, the first time the twins were on separate teams. The twins faced off against each other when UCLA played California, with the
News-Pilot describing them as being a "mirror image" of each other, as both were the same height () and weight (). He faced off against his brother for a second time in 1997. He performed well during preseason but was released at the final roster cuts on August 30, 1998, then re-signed to the
practice squad the following day. On December 1, 1998, he was signed to the active roster, though he did not play in any games that season. He made his NFL debut in the team's Week 1 win against the
New York Giants, posting a
tackle, and ended up appearing in all 16 games for the Patriots in 1999. He and his brother became the first Ugandan-born NFL players in history, and remain among only three to do it. Serwanga posted his first interception in Week 8 against the
Arizona Cardinals and served as a starter in the last three games of the season, posting two interceptions in those games. After competing for a starting role in
training camp, Serwanga played as a backup and
special teams player for the Patriots in 2000. Appearing in 15 games, he posted 32 tackles, two sacks, one forced fumble and two pass breakups. Within a week of his release by the Redskins, he signed with the
New York Giants and a few days later was thrust into their game against the Redskins due to injuries. With the team's playoff chances on the line, Serwanga made two crucial plays to help the Giants win 27–21, recovering a muffed punt and later forcing a fumble. Serwanga returned to the Giants in 2003 as a backup. ==See also==