Tom Kaulukukui Explained

Tom Kaulukukui
Birth Date:22 January 1913
Birth Place:Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, U.S.
Death Place:Kailua, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1934–1937
Player Team2:Hawaii
Player Positions:Halfback
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1941
Coach Team2:Hawaii
Coach Years3:1946–1950
Coach Team3:Hawaii
Coach Years4:1956–1959
Coach Team4:ʻIolani
Coach Sport5:Baseball
Coach Years6:1941
Coach Team6:Hawaii
Coach Years7:1947–1949
Coach Team7:Hawaii
Admin Years1:1949–1951
Admin Team1:Hawaii
Overall Record:Football: 42–19–3
Bowl Record:3–2
Awards:
As a playerHawaii Rainbow Warriors No. 32 retired

Thomas Kaauwai Kaulukukui (January 22, 1913 – March 9, 2007) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head coach at the University of Hawaiʻi in 1941, as co-head coach with Eugene Gill, and from 1946 to 1950.[2] From 1956–1959 he served as head coach of ʻIolani preparatory school in Honolulu.[1]

Kaulukukui was a standout college athlete who earned 17 letters in five sports and was the University of Hawaii's first All-American football player. He was nicknamed "Grass Shack" by legendary sportswriter Grantland Rice.[1] His number, #32, is only one of two numbers to have ever been retired by the Hawaii football program.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Tommy Kaulukukui, sports legend, 94 . Wes . Nakama . . March 10, 2007 . October 18, 2010 . Famed Big Island athlete did it all, then went on to coach at UH, ʻIolani.
  2. News: Tom Kaulukukui Records by Year . College Football Data Warehouse . December 1, 2007 . October 23, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061023012326/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1227 . dead .