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PIONEER – VOLLEYBALL Thomas “Daddy” A. Haine Thomas “Daddy” A. Haine was a Roosevelt High School and San Jose State graduate. Haine was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1991. He was a member of the All-America Volleyball team 18 times and won a silver medal at the Pan American Games in 1963…

WORLD CHAMPION – PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL Kurt Gouveia Kurt Gouveia won two Super Bowl Championships with the Washington Redskins in 1988 and 1992. In the 1992 game he returned an interception to the two-yard line to set up a Redskin touchdown. Gouveia had an outstanding 13-year career with the Washington Redskins, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the…

CONTRIBUTOR – WEIGHTLIFTING Dr. Peter T. George At his retirement, Dr. Peter T. George had scored more points in world competition than any other weightlifter in the sport’s history. He was world champion five times, runner-up twice and held national, world and Olympic records in three body weight classes. He won Olympic gold at Helsinki…

WORLD CHAMPION – OFFSHORE SPEED BOAT RACER Thomas Gentry For almost three decades, Tom Gentry won an incredible number of World and U.S. National championships and shattered numerous world speed records in offshore speedboat racing. Between 1976 and 1990, Gentry won five World Championships and four U.S. National Championships in different boat and engine categories,…

WORLD CHAMPION – SURFING Sunny Garcia Learning to surf at 5 years old, Garcia entered surf contests from his early teen years, and often borrowed whatever boards he could, He liked the longer boards because he could catch more waves. On the 7’0″boards, Garcia learned how to turn, how to hold an edge and how…

WORLD CHAMPION – BOXING Andrew Ganigan Andrew Ganigan became the North American Boxing Federation Lightweight Champion in 1978 when he TKO’d Vicente Saldivar in the championship match. In 1981 he was named World Athletic Association Lightweight Champion by knocking out Sean O’Grady for the title. BORN 1952

CONTRIBUTOR – NATIONAL AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE E. Fullard-Leo Ellen Fullard-Leo became a member of the local chapter of the National AAU in 1917 as a delegate of the Ulunui Swim Club. In 1917, she became a member of the Board of Governors of the National AAU. She served on the National Executive…

WORLD CHAMPION – BOXING Paul Fujii Paul Fujii, similar to so many others from this colorful sport, came from Kalihi Valley on the island of O’ahu and graduated from Farrington High School. After a brilliant career built on dramatic knockouts, Fujii won the World Boxing Association (WBA) Junior Welterweight Championship (140 lbs.) when he defeated…

PIONEER – PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL Rockne C. Freitas Rockne C. Freitas is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools. After a brilliant career at Oregon State University, he was drafted by the Detroit Lions. He played with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the end of his career. Freitas was selected for the NFL All- Pro Team in 1970…

PIONEER – PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL Russ Francis Russ Francis spent 14 years as a professional football player. During that time he played 167 games for the the New England Patriots and the San Francisco 49ers, caught 393 passes for 5,262 yards and scored 40 touchdowns. He also played in three Pro Bowls and and was selected…