Onome Ojo was born on June 3, 1977, in
San Jose, California, to Nigerian parents. His name means "gift from God" in Nigerian. He attended
The Urban School of San Francisco before going to college at
UC Davis. He played tennis, basketball, and soccer in high school. He didn't play football until after two years of college, when Ojo told coach
Bob Biggs that he was interested in playing football. “When Onome first came in the office I thought he was a basketball player and was lost,” the coach said, “Then he said he was interested in playing football. I thought he was a JC kid, so I asked him where he played. He said he had never played.” During practice, Biggs said that Ojo was "a pretty impressive athlete" but was far from being a player. “He didn’t know a Go route from an Out route. He was the rawest football player I have ever seen.” Biggs said “But you could see there was something special. Plus, Onome is a very bright young man with a tremendous work ethic. He has developed his skills now to where he can catch the ball, run the routes. What he lacks is instincts, the things a lot of kids learn because they have been playing so long." He appeared in five games during the season, but failed to catch as pass. The next season, he caught 18 passes for 366 yards and two touchdowns, including one of 86 yards. He caught 33 passes in his senior year, gaining 865 yards and 11 touchdowns. ==Professional career==