Tom Kaulukukui

Tom Kaulukukui
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born January 22, 1913
Kalihi, Honolulu, Hawaii
Died March 9, 2007 (aged 94)
Kailua, Hawaii
Playing career
1935 Hawaii
Position(s) Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1941, 1946–1950 Hawaii
Head coaching record
Overall 42–19–3

Statistics

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.[1] 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. Kaulukukui died on March 9, 2007 at the age of 94.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Hawaii Rainbows (Independent (politician)) (1941)
1941 Hawaii 8–1
Hawaii Rainbows (Independent (politician)) (1946–1950)
1946 Hawaii 8–2
1947 Hawaii 8–5
1948 Hawaii 7–4–1
1949 Hawaii 6–3
1950 Hawaii 5–4–2
Hawaii: 42–19–3
Total: 42–19–3

References

  1. ↑ "Tom Kaulukukui Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
  2. ↑ Nakama, Wes (March 10, 2007). "Tommy Kaulukukui, sports legend, 94". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved October 18, 2010.

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