university of hawaii football players who went pro
Bryant Moniz


My girlfriend was there, so I didn't go to too many parties. I pretty much went to school and played football." After one semester in Fresno, Moniz returned to Hawaii in 2008 with his girlfriend, Kiley Kealoha. The couple had a daughter who they named Cali in tribute to their time in Fresno. In January 2009, Moniz enrolled at the University of Hawaii and joined the Hawaii Warriors football team as a non-scholarship walk-on player. Moniz began the 2009 season as Hawaii's third-
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Sal Sunseri


Sal Sunseri (born August 1, 1959) is an American college and professional football coach who is the linebackers coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Sunseri played college football for the University of Pittsburgh, where he was an All-American linebacker. Sunseri has produced at least one Pro Bowl player in four of five seasons as defensive line coach, highlighted by Julius Peppers's three consecutive trips to Hawaii from 2004-2006. However, his best work may be in nurturing young players.
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Vantz Singletary


Vantz Singletary (Born November 23, 1965) is an American football coach, who is currently the Co-Defensive Coordinator, defensive line coach, and Pro Scout Liaison at the Liberty University. He was the inside linebacker coach for the San Francisco 49ers. He has previously coached at the University of Kansas, University at Buffalo, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of Hawaii, Southern University and Trinity International University. In his college career, he has tutored more than a half dozen future NFL players. Singletary is the
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Tom Kaulukukui


Thomas Kaawai Kaulukukui (January 22, 1913 – March 9, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Hawaii in 1941, as co-head coach with Eugene Gill, and from 1946 to 1950. Kaulukukui was also a standout college athlete who earned 17 letters in five sports and was the University of Hawaii's first All-American football player. His number, #32, remains the only number to have ever been retired by the Hawaii football program.
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Dave Holmes (American football)


David L. Holmes (January 7, 1924 – August 25, 1999) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the head coach football coach at Eastern Washington State College—now known as Eastern Washington University—from 1963 to 1967, where his record was 34–13–1. Holmes then went on to the University of Hawaii (1968–1973), where he still holds the record for highest career winning percentage (.718). Under Holmes, Hawaii never had a losing season. Holmes was a graduate
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Dragan Skočić


Palmas and Compostela, and in the UAE for Al-Ittihad Kalba. He was the first player from the Croatian football league who went abroad to play professionally. After his playing career, Skočić went on to complete the Football Academy at the Croatian Football Academy and the Coach Education and Training Department at the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, receiving a UEFA-PRO Coach diploma and a Professional Bachelor of the Coaching Profession. He became manager of his home club, Rijeka in 2005. Skočić secured one trophy for Rijeka
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Fritz Pollard


he played football, baseball, and ran track. He then went to Brown University, majoring in chemistry. Pollard played halfback on the Brown football team, which went to the 1916 Rose Bowl. He was the first black football player at Brown. He became the first black running back to be named to Walter Camp's All-America team. He later played pro football with the Akron Pros, the team he would lead to the NFL (APFA) championship in 1920. In 1921, he became the co-
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Rice–Totten Stadium


Rice–Totten Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States. It is home to the Mississippi Valley State University Delta Devils college football team. The stadium is named after former MVSU football players Jerry Rice and Willie Totten who set many NCAA Division I-AA records in the 1980s. Rice went on to become an NFL legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee. Totten played professional football after college and then went into coaching, including serving as the head coach for MVSU. He
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Dick Tomey


Richard Hastings Tomey (June 20, 1938 – May 10, 2019) was an American football coach and player. Tomey served as the head football coach at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (1977–1986), University of Arizona (1987–2000), and San Jose State University (2005–2009), compiling a career college football record of 183–145–7. His last full-time coaching position was as the special teams coach at Hawaii in 2011 under head coach Greg McMackin, who resigned after the season. Tomey was not retained by McMackin
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Jesse Sapolu


Manase Jesse Sapolu (born March 10, 1961) is a former football player in the National Football League. He played both center and offensive guard, and spent his entire pro-football career in a San Francisco 49ers uniform. Sapolu attended Farrington High School and the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. Standing 6 feet 4 inches, 278 lbs., he was selected by the Oakland Invaders in the 17th round (199th pick overall) of the 1983 USFL Draft, and selected by San Francisco 49ers in the 11th round (
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James Lofton


. Rachel was chosen to participate in the third season of television's "Endurance Hawaii", where she took 6th place. Daniel is also a football player who received a scholarship to University of California, Berkeley but then transferred to the University of Hawaii after his freshman year. In 2009, Daniel transferred to Hardin–Simmons University in Abilene, Texas where he will play football as a wide receiver and run track as a sprinter. Rachel will be attending UCLA in the Fall of 2009. Lofton is also the godfather of
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Mosi Tatupu


Mosiula Faasuka Tatupu (April 26, 1955 – February 23, 2010) was a National Football League special teamer and running back from American Samoa who, during a fourteen-year professional career, played for the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams. His tenure with the Patriots lasted from 1978 to 1990. He made the Pro Bowl in 1986. Tatupu was a standout player at Punahou School where he set many Hawaii state rushing records. He graduated in 1974. Tatupu attended the University of Southern California, playing in
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Martin Iosefo


Martin Iosefo (born January 13, 1990) is an American rugby union player who plays for the United States national rugby sevens team. Iosefo grew up in Wahiawa on the island of Oahu in Hawaii where he learned to play rugby. After finishing Leilehua High School in Wahiawa, he went to the University of Montana to play American football as a walk on. Iosefo started playing rugby competitively while in Missoula, Montana with the University of Montana Jesters. Iosefo played with the Men’s Collegiate All-Americans at 2014 Serevi RugbyTown
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Larry Sherrer


Larry Sherrer (born January 1, 1950) is a former American football running back who played two seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes and BC Lions. He first enrolled at the University of Oklahoma before transferring to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Sherrer first played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. Sherrer transferred to play for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors from 1969 to 1971. He played in the Hula Bowl in 1971 and was an honorable mention small school All-American. He became the first player in
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Jackson State Tigers football


in Memphis, Tennessee and is officially named the Southern Heritage Classic. The following series data reflects only those games played in the post-World War II era: , Jackson State has produced 94 pro football players including four who have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and 16 who have been selected to play in the Pro Bowl. . Notable players include: Jackson State University owns and operates Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. The 60,492-seat venue has been the home field of Jackson State Football since 1970. Jackson State's
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Mike Edwards (cornerback)


Mike Edwards (born April 26, 1991) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football for the Hawaii Warriors of the University of Hawaii. In 2012, he led all college football players in kickoff return yards. Edwards attended Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a member of the school's football and track teams. He helped the football team reach the regional semi-finals as
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Ed Brown (quarterback)


. Despite the increasing integration of college and pro football, the major bowls that year did not select teams that had black players, or they asked the teams to not bring their black players. The Dons refused to send a white-only squad, so they were snubbed. The 1951 Dons featured Ollie Matson and Burl Toler, both superb players who happened to be African-American. Matson played with great success in the NFL and made the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Toler went on to become the first black official
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Bruce Taylor (American football)


Bruce Lawrence Taylor (born May 28, 1948 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round of the 1970 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 184 lbs. cornerback from Boston University, Taylor played in eight NFL seasons and spent his entire career with the 49ers from 1970-1977. He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1971 season. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997. Taylor graduated in 1966
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Mermaid (Train song)


Pro Bowl] and include the players made it an experience that will forever be a highlight in our careers." The video included appearances by football Hall of Famers Eric Dickerson and Marcus Allen, as well as Josh Cribbs of the Cleveland Browns. Train was able get them in the "Mermaid" video because they actually shot it at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii when they were there to perform in January 2013. Daniel Dae Kim from "Hawaii Five-0" also makes an appearance. The song received mixed to positive reviews.
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Aloha Stadium


Aloha Stadium is a stadium located in Halawa, Hawaii, a western suburb of Honolulu (though with a Honolulu address). It is the largest stadium in the state of Hawaii. Aloha Stadium is home to the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team (Mountain West Conference, NCAA Division I FBS). It hosts the NCAA's Hawai'i Bowl, and formerly was home to the National Football League's Pro Bowl from 1980 through 2016 (except in 2010 and 2015) and to the NCAA's Hula Bowl from 1975 to
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David Hughes (American football)


David Augustus Hughes III (born June 1, 1959 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a former professional American football player from Kailua. He played six seasons in the National Football League, the first five with the Seattle Seahawks (1981–1985) and the final one with the Pittsburgh Steelers. As a fullback he was primarily a blocker, gaining just over 1,000 yards in his pro career. The son of David Hughes Jr. and Dorothy (Kim-Kruetter) Hughes, Hughes was raised in Kailua, Hawaii on the windward side of
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Dave Jennings (American football)


Giants announcers Bob Papa and Dick Lynch. In addition to his booth work, Jennings was a part of the Giants pre and post game shows, covering player interviews from the locker room. Jennings, who had Parkinson's disease, left broadcasting altogether following the 2008 season. Jennings went to the 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1982 Pro Bowl games. He played college football and graduated from St. Lawrence University. As a high school student, he did not play football. Jennings died following a lengthy battle with Parkinson's
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Herb Mul-Key


Herbert Felton Mul-Key (born November 15, 1949) is a former American football running back in the National Football League who played three seasons for the Washington Redskins. He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1973 season as a kick returner. He played just one season of college football at Alabama State University. Mul-Key borrowed money from a friend to travel to Washington D.C. to attend an open tryout held by George Allen and the Redskins in 1971. He was the only player ever signed from these tryouts,
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Dave Moore (American football)


David Edward Moore (born November 11, 1969) is a retired American football player who over the span of his 15-year career (1992–2006) with the National Football League played for the Miami Dolphins, the Buffalo Bills, and most notably for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Moore, a highly versatile athlete, played as a tight end and fullback. Moore's last official game on record was when he was selected to play in the Pro Bowl in 2007 in Honolulu, Hawaii. One of the most significant highlights of Moore's
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American football in American Samoa


American football is a popular sport in American Samoa, and many Samoan players have played in the National Football League in the United States. Football in American Samoa is played by the same rules as in the United States. In 2010, the island was home to twenty-eight players who played in the NFL; a number that has increased each year. Every year the number of high school graduates from American Samoa who go to play college football increases. About ten years ago the University of Hawaii was nearly the only college
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Walter Payton


most receptions by a non-receiver, and had eight career touchdown passes. He was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame that same year, and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996. Hall of Fame NFL player and coach Mike Ditka described Payton as the greatest football player he had ever seen—but even greater as a human being. Payton began his football career in Mississippi, and went on to have an outstanding collegiate football career at Jackson State University,
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2013 Pro Bowl


The 2013 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's sixty-third annual all-star game which featured players from the 2012 season. It took place at 2:30 pm Hawaii–Aleutian Time (; 7:30 pm Eastern Time) on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The game was televised nationally by NBC in place of CBS. The game was delayed for 30 minutes due to flash flood warnings. John Fox of the AFC West Denver Broncos led the AFC "home team" against a
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Aiea, Hawaii


Aloha Stadium, home of the University of Hawaii Warriors football team, and the host site for the Hawaii Bowl every Christmas Eve and the National Football League's Pro Bowl every February (except in ), is located in the adjacent Halawa CDP. Aiea is home to Keaiwa Heiau, an ancient medicine shrine. There is a loop trail. A World War II plane crashed in the trail and can be seen halfway through. Aiea is also home to Aiea Shopping Center. The center's anchor stores include Times Supermarkets, McDonald
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Eddie Robinson (American football coach)


the following season—during which he recruited new players and dismissed those who did not live up to his expectations—the Tigers had a perfect 9–0 season, going unbeaten, untied, and unscored upon. More than 200 of his players went on to play in the American Football League, CFL, and NFL. Robinson coached three American Football League players who would later be inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: the Kansas City Chiefs' Buck Buchanan; the Oakland Raiders' Willie Brown; and the Houston Oilers'
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List of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors head football coaches


The Hawaii Warriors college football team represents the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (Hawaii) in the Mountain West Conference (Mountain West). The Warriors compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The program has had 22 head coaches since it began play during the 1909 season. Since December 2011, Norm Chow has served as the head coach at Hawaii. In 2016, Nick Rolovich, a former Hawaii player and assistant coach, was named the 24th football coach in school
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1941 Nevada Wolf Pack football team


The 1941 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Aiken, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record. The team was invited to play in a post-season game in Honolulu on New Year's Day, but athletic events in the Territory of Hawaii were cancelled after the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Marion Motley, who was later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, played for the
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Kalani Sitake


Kelaokalani Fifita "Kalani" Sitake (born October 10, 1975) is an American football coach and former player. He has been the head football coach at Brigham Young University (BYU) since December 2015. Sitake is the first Tongan to become a collegiate football head coach. Sitake played college football as a fullback at BYU, under coach LaVell Edwards and graduated in 2000. Sitake was born in Tonga. His family emigrated to the United States when he was a child, living in Laie, Hawaii. He went to
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University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee


where they gained national attention when they defeated Boston College for a trip to the Sweet Sixteen. The Panthers pulled off one more upset in the 2006 NCAA Tournament over Oklahoma under new head coach Rob Jeter. Milwaukee disbanded its football program after the 1974 season, its 75th at the varsity level. Although it was considered a small program throughout its existence, it produced six players who went on to play in the National Football League including Houston Oilers All-Pro safety Mike Reinfeldt. Other notable Milwaukee football alums include Bill Carollo,
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Reyna Thompson


Reyna Onald Thompson (born August 28, 1963, in Dallas, Texas) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1990 season as a special teams player. He played college football at Baylor University and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He was a star football player in high school at Thomas Jefferson H.S. in Dallas. Reyna is married to Nadine Thompson. He is retired and teaches high school English
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Bud Moore (American football)


' 37-game unbeaten streak and handing coach Barry Switzer his first loss. The Jayhawks switched to the Wishbone formation when Moore came to Lawrence. Kansas' wishbone was piloted by quarterback Nolan Cromwell, who was named 1975 Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year and later went on to an 11-year Pro Bowl career as a defensive back with the Los Angeles Rams. A native of Birmingham, Alabama and a graduate of the University of Alabama, Moore played football and coached for the Crimson Tide under Bear Bryant, serving as Bryant's first
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Honolulu County, Hawaii


Garden, Walker Estate, among others. Currently, Honolulu has no professional sports teams. Honolulu's Aloha Stadium was a long time host of the NFL's annual Pro Bowl from 1980 to 2016. The NCAA's Hawaii Bowl is played at Aloha Stadium annually. Games are hosted at Les Murakami and Hans L'Orange Park. Fans of spectator sports in Honolulu generally support the football, volleyball, basketball, and baseball programs of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. High school sporting events, especially football, are especially popular. Venues
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Washington University Bears football


and Super Bowl champion teams is also in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Two former Washington University head coaches have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: Bob Higgins in 1954 and Carl Snavely in 1965. Two former Washington University players have also been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: Harvey Jablonsky in 1978 and Shelby Jordan in 2013. Both Jablonsky and Jordan were All-Americans. Jordan went on to win Super Bowl XVIII with the Los Angeles Raiders. Former Bears linebacker Brandon Roberts won the Vincent
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Nick Rolovich


for the Dresden Monarchs in the German Football League. On April 10, 2007, Rolovich was signed by the Las Vegas Gladiators. While still playing in the AFL, Rolovich served as quarterback coach for his JC alma mater, the City College of San Francisco Rams for two years. Rolovich coached future quarterbacks Zac Lee and Jeremiah Masoli, who later went on to careers at Nebraska and Oregon, respectively. In 2008, he retired from pro-football and joined the coaching staff of his other alma mater, the Hawaii Warriors
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Junior Seau


Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau Jr. (; ; January 19, 1969 – May 2, 2012) was an American football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). Known for his passionate play, he was a 10-time All-Pro, 12-time Pro Bowl selection, and named to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. He was elected posthumously to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015. Originally from Oceanside, California, Seau played college football at the University of Southern California (USC)
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Jack Youngblood


Herbert Jackson Youngblood III (born January 26, 1950) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. He was a five-time consensus All-Pro and a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Before playing professionally, Youngblood played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as an All-American. He is considered
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Larry Brown (tight end)


Larry Brown (born June 16, 1949) is a former American football player who played tight end and offensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Kansas, where he played on the 1968 Orange Bowl squad and was a teammate of future Pro Football Hall of Fame running back John Riggins and pro quarterback Bobby Douglass. Brown played as a tight end from 1971–1976, and as a tackle from 1977-1984. During that time, he was one of 22 players
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Matt Smith (footballer, born 1989)


a former professional basketball player, who played for Hyères-Toulon Var Basket in the French Pro A League. He completed his A-Levels in Cheltenham's Pate's Grammar School whilst a trainee at Cheltenham Town. In September 2007 he went to Manchester to study for a degree at Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, with a year spent in the United States at Arizona State University. He graduated in the summer of 2011 with a First class degree in International Management with American Business Studies. Whilst at Manchester he was
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Syracuse Football All-Century Team


The Syracuse Football All-Century Team features the top 44 football players from the 20th century at Syracuse University. The team features a Heisman Trophy winner, nine members of the College Football Hall of Fame, and seven other members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The All-Century Team includes players from eight different decades. The criteria for selecting the team included all players who significantly impacted Syracuse football with special consideration for those who were either members of the Hall of Fame, were named as All-Americans, or
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Nick Rolovich


Nicholas Robert Rolovich (born February 16, 1979) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach for the University of Hawaii at Manoa, following his leave after the 2015 season as an offensive coordinator for the Nevada Wolf Pack football team. He was a quarterback with the Las Vegas Gladiators in the Arena Football League. He majored in economics at the University of Hawaii. He received a master's degree at New Mexico Highlands University. Nick Rolovich attended Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield,
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Bob Hayes


mates and everyone who played for the Cowboys, (thank the San Francisco 49rs too). Thank the fans all around the country and the world, thank the committee who voted for me and also the ones who may did not vote for me, thank Mother and my family, thank Roger Stauback and tell all my teammates I love them dearly. Thank the Pro Football Hall of Fame, all the NFL teams and players, Florida A&M University, thank everyone who went to Mathew Gilbert High School, thank everyone in Jacksonville
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1987 All-Pro Team


The 1987 All-Pro Team is composed of the National Football League players that were named to the Associated Press, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Pro Football Writers Association, Pro Football Weekly and The Sporting News in 1987. Both first- and second- teams are listed for the AP and NEA teams. These are the five teams that are included in "Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League". In 1987 NEA went with a 3-4 format for their All-Pro defense. AP = Associated Press
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Hau'oli Kikaha


Hau'oli Kikaha (born July 24, 1992) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Washington. Kikaha attended Kahuku High & Intermediate School in Kahuku, Hawaii. He is from Hau'ula, Hawaii. He played defensive end and tight end. As a senior in 2009, he was named "Honolulu Star-Bulletin's"' defensive player of the year. Kikaha
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List of Florida Gators football players in the NFL


This list of Florida Gators football players includes notable former college football players for the Florida Gators football team that represents the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and who have played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) during its regular season. This list includes such former Gators players as Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Tim Tebow, Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Jack Youngblood, and Super Bowl Most Valuable Player and Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith. (This list does not include notable former Gators football players
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2006 Hawaii Warriors football team


The 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warriors tied the school record for most victories in a season with 11, with their only losses coming against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, an undefeated Boise State team that went on to participate in the Bowl Championship Series and an Oregon State, which won ten games and finished the season nationally ranked. The Warriors finished in second place in the Western Athletic Conference behind Boise State and returned to the Hawaii Bowl after
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1964 Michigan Wolverines football team


8.3 points per game. Team leaders on defense included All-American defensive tackle Bill Yearby, All-Big Ten linebacker Tom Cecchini, and team captain and All-Big Ten player Jim Conley. The 1964 team also included at least 16 players who went on to play professional football, including offensive guard Tom Mack (13 years in the NFL, 11 Pro Bowl appearances), defensive back Rick Volk (12 years in the NFL, three Pro Bowl appearances), linebacker Frank Nunley (10 years in the NFL)
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2012 Pro Bowl


The 2012 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2011 season. It took place at 2:00 pm local time on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The AFC defeated the NFC, 59–41. The 59 points scored by the AFC team were a Pro Bowl record, and the combined 100 total points was second in the series' history to only the 2004 Pro Bowl. Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall was named the game's Most Valuable Player after catching
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2015 Pro Bowl


The 2015 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2014 season. It began at 6 pm local time on January 25 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and it was the first Pro Bowl to be held outside Hawaii since 2010. The game was televised nationally by ESPN. The game continued the "unconferenced" format that was debuted in the 2014 Pro Bowl. The game was the third Pro Bowl that took place in the same site as that year's Super Bowl.
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Ken Margerum


Kenneth Margerum (born October 5, 1958) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1980s. Margerum played college football for Stanford University, and earned All-American honors. He played professionally for the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. He has also coached in several capacities at the college level, as head football coach at Menlo College, wide receivers coach at Stanford and the University of Hawaii, and
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Jerry Burns


Jerome Monahan Burns (born January 24, 1927) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Iowa, from 1961 to 1965, compiling record of 16–27–2, and for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) from 1986 to 1991, tallying a mark of 52–43 in the regular season, and 3–3 in the postseason. Burns served as the head baseball coach and assistant football coach with the University of Hawaii in 1951. Burns left Hawaii to coach
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Walt Jean


Walter LeJeune Jean (January 2, 1898 – March 28, 1961) was a professional football player from Chillicothe, Ohio. Jean was born and began his pro career as Walter LeJeune. After high school, Jean attended Bethany College, Heidelberg College and Tiffin University. During his senior year in 1922, Bethany imported four players who had played at the professional level and challenged the top teams in college football. He made his professional debut in the National Football League in 1922 with the Akron Pros. He later played for the
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Dave Sime


standout soccer player. There she met her future husband, Ed McCaffrey, a Cardinal football player who went on to win three Super Bowls and a Pro Bowl during a 13-year NFL career. Their son Christian McCaffrey is a running back in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers, after following his parents to Stanford where he played football. As a sophomore in 2015, he was the AP College Football Player of the Year and finished second in the Heisman Trophy balloting. After a lengthy battle with cancer, Sime died at age 79
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Southern Cross All-Stars


made up of players representing clubs all across Australia and New Zealand. There were 45 players in total that ranged from 18–46 years of age. This year, the Southern Cross All-Stars will field a Men's and Women's tackle American Football (Gridiron) team which will be in Oahu, Hawaii from November 24, 2103 to December 2, 2013. The Director of the Southern Cross All-Stars is Paul Manera, a native of Sydney, Australia who played for the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors from 1989 to
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Victor Santa Cruz


Victor Santa Cruz is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California, a position he has held since 2006. Santa Cruz played college football as a linebacker at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He redshirted in 1990 and afterwards became a four-year letterman from 1991 to 1994 for the Hawaii Warriors. Santa Cruz is the current head football coach for the Azusa Pacific Cougars. After serving as an assistant coach at Azusa Pacific for five years, Santa
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Roger Wehrli


Roger Russell Wehrli (born November 26, 1947) is an American former football player who was a cornerback for his entire 14-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1969 until 1982. He was a seven-time Pro Bowler after playing college football at the University of Missouri, where he was a consensus All-American and a first-round draft choice by the Cardinals in 1969. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Pro Football Hall of
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Giuseppe Nazzani


Giuseppe Nazzani (born 27 June 1990) is a former Italian American professional football (soccer) player who played in the third and fourth tiers of football in Italy. Nazzani made his senior football debut during the 2009–10 season by going on loan with Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Figline and then Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Bellaria Igea. The following season, he went on loan again, this time with Gubbio. In January 2012 he was signed by Ebolitana. Nazzani left for Giacomense on 12 July 2012. On 30 June 2013
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Charlie Ane


Charles "Kale" Teetai Ane III (born August 12, 1952) is a former professional American football player who played center for seven seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL), and three seasons at Michigan State University. He is the son of former NFL player Charley Ane. Now known as Kale Ane, he is currently the head football coach and assistant athletic director at the Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii, where both he and his father attended high school
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Otto Klum


Otto "Proc" Klum (October 17, 1892 – September 24, 1944) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Hawaii from 1921 to 1939. Klum is the most successful coach in Hawaii football history having compiled a career record of 84–51–7. His 1925 team went 10–0. Klum was also the head basketball coach at Hawaii for two seasons from 1921 to 1923, tallying a mark of 13–8. Klum was notorious for running up the score. In the 1926
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List of athletes from Montana


century. Donovan played left tackle for the Dallas Cowboys, was a four-time Pro Bowler, and played in three Super Bowls, winning one. Jerry Kramer played offensive guard for the Green Bay Packers, was a three-time Pro Bowler, and a five-time All-Pro. He is ranked the number one player not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame by many Hall of Fame voters. Jan Stenerud is a Norwegian who went to college in Montana on a ski jumping scholarship. He was a placekicker
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Tuffy Conn


George Washington "Tuffy" Conn (February 22, 1892 – August 2, 1973) was a professional American football player who played in 1920 for the Cleveland Tigers and the Akron Pros of the American Professional Football Association (renamed the National Football League in 1922). Conn won the first AFPA-NFL title that season with the Pros. Before playing professional football, Conn played college football at Oregon Agricultural College (now called Oregon State University). In 1916, under coach E. J. Stewart, Conn ran for a record
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Mat McBriar


Mat McBriar (born 8 July 1979) is an Australian former American football punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Diego Chargers. He played college football for the University of Hawaii. McBriar began as an Australian rules football player at Brighton Grammar School and Deakin University (he attended three semesters). At one stage, he entered a junior superkick competition, finishing 3rd overall. He also practiced rowing. Unlike other countrymen such as Darren Bennett who earlier
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Brendon Ayanbadejo


Oladele Brendon Ayanbadejo (; born September 6, 1976) is a former American football linebacker and special teamer who played in Canadian Football League (CFL) and the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He played college football for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 1999. Ayanbadejo has been selected to the Pro Bowl three times as a special teams player. He also was named to the All-Pro team two times as
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All-Pro


All-Pro is an honor bestowed upon professional American football players that designates the best player at each position during a given season. All-Pro players are typically selected by press organizations, who select an "All-Pro team," a list that consists of at least 22 players, one for each offensive and defensive position, plus various special teams players depending on the press organization that compiles the list. All-Pro lists are exclusively limited to the major leagues, usually only the National Football League; in the
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List of Hawaii Warriors in the NFL Draft


The Hawaii Warriors football team, representing the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, has had 69 American football players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the first draft in 1936. The highest that a Warrior has ever been drafted is 19th overall, which occurred when Ashley Lelie was drafted in 2002. The St. Louis Rams have drafted the most Warriors with six. Each NFL franchise seeks to add new players through the annual NFL Draft. The draft rules were last updated in 2009. The team with the worst record
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Akron Pros


former football player at the University of Akron, and Frank Nied, a cigar store proprietor in 1920. The new owners soon dropped the Indian moniker and went with "Pros," hoping to inspire better results, or at least better attendance. Nied and Ranney befriended and signed Fritz Pollard to their team. The two co-owners later made Pollard the first African-American coach in the NFL. The minutes for the September 17, 1920, meeting that formed the AFPA, were kept on the stationery of the Akron
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Tom Moore (American football)


Tom Moore (born July 17, 1938) is a former professional American football player, a running back in the National Football League for eight seasons, the first six with the Green Bay Packers. He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1962 season and later played for the Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons. Born and raised in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, Moore played college football at Vanderbilt University in Nashville on both sides of the ball. Moore was the fifth overall pick of the 1960 NFL draft, selected by the Green
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Harry Ells High School


major league teams and is still a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Willie McGee ('76) played for the St. Louis Cardinals and was named National League Most Valuable Player in 1985. Travis Williams ('63) starred at Arizona State University and went on to play pro football for the Green Bay Packers.[{Benny Barnes}] was a member of the Ells Class of '68 that graduated from Kennedy High School; he went on to Stanford University, where he played on two victorious Rose Bowl teams before spending 11
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Honolulu


teams. It was the home of the Hawaii Islanders (Pacific Coast League, 1961–87), The Hawaiians (World Football League, 1974–75), Team Hawaii (North American Soccer League, 1977), and the Hawaiian Islanders (af2, 2002–04). The NCAA football Hawaii Bowl is played in Honolulu. Honolulu has also hosted the NFL's annual Pro Bowl each February from 1980 to 2009. After the 2010 and 2015 games were played in Miami Gardens and Glendale, respectively, the Pro Bowl was once again in Honolulu
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Matt Lojeski


DePaul Blue Demons, Lojeski ultimately decided to play at the University of Hawaii (NCAA Division I), where he played with the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, from 2005 to 2007. While at Hawaii, he was selected to the Great Alaska Shootout's All-Tournament Team, and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Rainbow Classic in 2006. He was also selected to the All-WAC Newcomer Team in 2006. He was named to the All-WAC Second Team in 2007. Lojeski began his pro career in 2007
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Michael Muñoz


Michael Anthony Muñoz, Jr. (born July 31, 1981) is a former American college football player who was an All-American offensive lineman who played for the Tennessee Volunteers football team of the University of Tennessee for four seasons during the early 2000s. Muñoz was born in Mason, Ohio, the son of Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Anthony Muñoz, who was later inducted into of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He attended Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was a standout player for the Moeller Crusaders high
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Al Wilson


Aldra Kauwa Wilson (born June 21, 1977) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the University of Tennessee, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. Wilson was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft, and played his entire professional career for the Broncos. He was a five-time Pro Bowl selection and a two-time All-Pro selection
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Jess Phillips (American football)


Jess Phillips Jr. (born February 28, 1947) is an American former professional football player who played running back for 10 seasons in American Pro Football. He began his pro career with the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals in 1968, and also played for the NFL's Bengals as well as the New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots. Phillips grew up in Beaumont, Texas, the oldest of four children. He attended Charlton-Pollard High School. He played college football at Michigan State University, where
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Luc-Arthur Vebobe


Luc-Arthur Vebobe (born April 3, 1980) is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for Provence Basket in France's LNB Pro B. Born in Antibes, France, Luc-Arhur is the son of former basketball player Saint-Ange Vebobe. He starts his basketball debuts with the Youth team ("Espoirs") of Antibes (1998–1999) before going to the United States in Junior Colleges (Seward County Community College & Foothill College) until 2001. He then joins the University of Hawaii where he plays
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Morgan Hout


the head coaching job at Liberty University. He hired strength and conditioning coach Dave Williams from Texas A&M and directed the transition of the program to the Division I-AA level. He coached a number of players who went on to National Football League (NFL), including Fred Banks, Kelvin Edwards and pro bowlers Eric Green and Wayne Haddix. In 1988, Hout posted his best ever record of 8–3, with all three losses by a combined total of five points. As a result of this breakthrough season, Hout was
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Herman Frazier


then UH football coach, June Jones, leaving the University for Southern Methodist University. On April 6, 2009, Jim Bolla—who Frazier hired in 2004—was fired as the women's basketball coach for Hawaii after former players complained of a "pattern of verbal abuse" from Bolla. Former UH player Pamela Tambini told the "Honolulu Advertiser" that players complained for years about their treatment by Bolla to Frazier but Frazier apparently took no actions. The paper quoted Tambini stating: "Everybody knew about it and did nothing about it
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Southern Jaguars and Lady Jaguars


the Steel Curtain defense, he helped the franchise win four Super Bowl championships in six years. Blount was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989. Aeneas Demetrius Williams (/əˈniːəs/; (born January 29, 1968) is a former American football player, who played with the Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Southern University and was drafted in the third round (59th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft.[1] Williams was inducted into the Pro
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List of Iranian football transfers summer 2018


This is a list of Iranian football transfers for the 2018 summer transfer window. Transfers of Iran Pro League are listed. Transfer window was opened on June 13, 2018 and will be open until September 4, 2018 for players who played in Iranian clubs. According to Iran Football Federation rules for 2018–19 Iran Pro League, each Football Club is allowed to take up to maximum 6 new Iranian player from the other clubs who already played in the 2017–18 Iran Pro League season. In addition to these six new players, each club
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Foggia Calcio


and promising players who went on to play at the highest level like Lorenzo Insigne and Marco Sau, Foggia missed on playoff qualification. After the end of the 2011–12 season, Foggia was declined to enter Lega Pro Prima Divisione and was thus was excluded from football. In the summer 2012 a new company named A.C.D. Foggia Calcio was founded to continue the football history of the city of Foggia. The club restarted from Serie D thanks to Article 52 of N.O.I.F. and was immediately promoted to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione through a repechage, dropping
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Rocky Pamplin


Rushton "Rocky" Pamplin (born August 3, 1949) is a former college football player and model who was employed as a bodyguard for the American rock band the Beach Boys in the late 1970s. Pamplin was born in Youngstown, Ohio. In the 1960s, he attended Newark High School, in Newark, California. He attended the University of Oregon and the University of Hawaii, where he played college football as a running back. He was drafted in 1971 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, chosen 5th in
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Hawaii Professional Football League


The Hawaii Professional Football League, or HPFL, is a professional-football league based in the U.S. state of Hawaii, aiming for an inaugural season to start in February 2011 with four teams. The four teams are to be divided into two two-team divisions, the Leeward Division, and the Windward Division. The Waianae Sharks and Honolulu Volcanoes belong to the Leeward Division, and the Kailua Storm and Ko'olau Hurricanes belong to the Windward Division. Founder and commissioner, Carson Peapealalo, who was a former football player at the
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List of Iranian football transfers summer 2014


This is a list of Iranian football transfers for the 2014 summer transfer window. Transfers of Iran Pro League is listed. The Iranian Football Clubs who participate in 2014–15 Iran Pro League are allowed to have up to maximum 35 players (including up to maximum 4 non-Iranian players) in their player lists, which will be categorized in the following groups: According to Iran Football Federation rules for 2014–15 Football Season, each Football Club is allowed to take up to maximum 6 new Iranian player from the other clubs who already played
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1947 All-Pro Team


The 1947 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players who were chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team for the 1947 football season. Teams were selected by, among others, the Associated Press (AP), the United Press (UP), "Pro Football Illustrated", and the "New York Daily News" (NYDN). The AP selections included players from the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference; the UP, PFI, and NYDN selections were limited to
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1946 All-Pro Team


The 1946 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players who were chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team for the 1946 football season. Teams were selected by, among others, the Associated Press (AP), the United Press (UP), "Pro Football Illustrated", and the "New York Daily News" (NYDN). The AP selections included players from the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference; the UP, PFI, and NYDN selections were limited to
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Khalid Jamil


Khalid Ahmed Jamil (born 21 April 1977) is an Indian association football manager and former player, who made seven appearances for the India national football team. He is currently the Head of Academy and Assistant Coach of NorthEast United FC. Jamil played for three clubs in India in a 12-year playing career. He subsequently went into football management. Khalid holds AFC Pro Coaching License. Jamil was born on 21 April 1977 in Kuwait City, Kuwait to Indian parents. While in Kuwait Jamil went to an under-14 camp and met Michel
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2009 Pro Bowl


The 2009 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2008 season. It was played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 8, 2009. This was the most recent year that the game was held after the Super Bowl. The NFC defeated the AFC, 30–21. The AFC was coached by Baltimore's John Harbaugh, while the NFC's coach was Philadelphia's Andy Reid. This is the last game to be held one week after the Super Bowl and the last game where players
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Stratis Mastrokyriakos


Stratis Mastrokyriakos (Greek: Στρατής Μαστροκυριάκος, born 24 August 1967) is a former Greek football player and current manager (amongst one of the first Greeks to become a UEFA Pro Licence holder). He was a player for Panegialios FC and the Egio Athletic Association FC. From 1987 to 1991, Mastrokyriakos studied at the University of Applied Sciences, Karpenisi, & the University of Applied Sciences Messologi. He also received several football diplomas: the Hellenic Football Federation Licence (1997), the UEFA B’ Pro Licence (2000
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Andre Tippett


Andre Bernard Tippett (born December 27, 1959) is a former American football player who was an All-Pro linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993, missing all of the 1989 season. He played college football for the University of Iowa, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American in 1981. A second-round pick in the 1982 NFL Draft, Tippett played professionally for the New England Patriots for his entire pro career. Currently, he is the Patriots
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Madison Hedgecock


Madison Smith Hedgecock (born August 27, 1981) is a former American football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the University of North Carolina. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. An All-Pro selection and a Pro Bowl alternate in 2008, Hedgecock earned a Super Bowl ring with the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII over the-then undefeated New England Patriots. Hedgecock attended
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Marcus McNeill


Marcus McNeill (born November 16, 1983) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. He played college football for Auburn University, and was two-time All-American. The San Diego Chargers selected McNeill in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft, and he played his entire pro career for the Chargers. He was selected for the Pro Bowl twice. McNeill was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Cedar Grove
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Chris Samuels


Chris Samuels (born July 28, 1977) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Alabama, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. Selected third overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, Samuels played his entire pro career for the NFL's Washington Redskins and was a six-time Pro Bowl selection. Samuels was born in Mobile, Alabama. He attended John Shaw High School
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Dominic Waters


Dominic Wayne Waters (born September 28, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A. Standing at 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in), he plays at the point guard position. Waters played high school basketball at Grant High School, in Portland, Oregon. Waters played college basketball at the University of Hawaii, where he played with the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and at Portland State University, where he played with the Portland State Vikings. After graduating from Portland State, Waters joined the
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Joe Jacoby


Joseph Erwin Jacoby (born July 6, 1959) is a former American football offensive lineman for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL), where he won three Super Bowls during his tenure with the team. Many Redskins' fans and analysts consider Jacoby the greatest Redskins player not currently inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jacoby started off as an offensive tackle for the University of Louisville from 1978 to 1980. After college, Jacoby went undrafted. He signed a free agent contract with the Washington Redskins
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1925 Hawaii Deans football team


1, 1924, victory over the 1923 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team and ended on October 2, 1926, with a victory over a United States Army field artillery unit. The undefeated 1924 and 1925 Hawaii teams are known as the "Wonder Teams". Over the course of 18 games during the 1924 and 1925 seasons, the Wonder Teams outscored opponents by a total of 606 to 29. The 1924 and 1925 teams were inducted as a group into the University of Hawaii Circle of Honor in 1955. Key players on the
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Andree Layton Roaf


desegregation mandates. She held this position until July 1, 2009, when she collapsed in her Little Rock office and later died at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center. Roaf married Clifton George Roaf in 1963. He became a dentist in Pine Bluff and was a member of local and state school boards. They had four children, one of whom is former American football player Willie Roaf, an offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL who went to 11 Pro Bowls and was
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Monk Bonasorte


Francis Joseph "Monk" Bonasorte (1957 – November 19, 2016) was an All-American college football player for Florida State University (FSU) who worked in various semi-pro sports leagues before returning to Florida State to head the school's Varsity Club. Bonasorte played for Florida State Seminoles from 1977 until 1980, including starring on the 1979 team which went undefeated during the regular season. He held the school's career (15) and season (8 in 1979) interception records until both marks were eclipsed by
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The Hawaiians (WFL)


season. (False accounts had said some players released from the team could not afford to get to the mainland.) Hemmeter and his original partner, Sam Battisone (who also owned the NBA's New Orleans Jazz) were among the few owners thought to be capable of fielding a team in 1975. It was the first and, to date, only major professional American football team to establish its home base outside the contiguous 48 states. (This excludes the Pro Bowl teams, which have called Hawaii home from 1980 to
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