[4] Sale spent time at quarterback, defensive back, tailback, and linebacker at Bishop Montgomery High.

[4] Sale was inducted into the Bishop Montgomery High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022.

[3] He played for the El Camino Warriors from 1988 to 1989 as a safety, earning all-conference and first-team All-American honors each season.

[6] The 1989 Warriors went 10–0 before losing to Riverside City College in the Orange County Bowl, finishing the season ranked No.

[10] However, Sale also fumbled the kickoff on the team's final possession as Missouri lost by a score of 20–19.

[18] The Hooters finished the year with a 5–7 record and lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Orlando Predators.

[19] While with the Attack/Hooters, Sale was a member of an informal group of Polynesian players on the team called "The Committee", which included Alo Sila, George Fua, Richard Ane, Junior Ili, Ken Sale, and Kaiser Noa at several points in time.

[21][20] Sale played in eight games for the Massachusetts Marauders of the AFL in 1994, accumulating 18 catches for 221 yards and three touchdowns, eight carries for 35 yards and one touchdown, 18 solo tackles, six assisted tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, three pass breakups, and one interception.

[6][20] His brother Ken Sale played college football at El Camino College and the University of Texas at El Paso, and professionally in the World League of American Football and the AFL.