HENRY "HONOLULU" THOMAS HUGHES, JR.
(1907-1963) Hawaii’s first professional football
and baseball player.
As a pioneer of college and professional football, Henry
"Honolulu" Hughes, Jr. was the first native Hawaiian to play professional
football. Hughes played when football was developing as a national professional sport. He
also played football for the Boston Braves in 1931 and 1932. Hughes was an original member of the
Redskins. He was the first Hawaiian to enter Oregon State University in 1927 and graduated
with a degree in engineering.
In 1933, Hughes returned to Honolulu and coached at his
alma mater, Punahou High School, sending many outstanding Punahou athletes to Oregon State
University.
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1933.
As a pioneer of college and professional football, Henry
"Honolulu" Hughes, Jr. was the first native Hawaiian to play professional
football. Hughes played when football was developing as a national professional sport. He
also played football for the Boston Braves in 1931 and 1932. Hughes was an original member of the
Redskins. He was the first Hawaiian to enter Oregon State University in 1927 and graduated
with a degree in engineering.