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["Christopher J. Basten" <cbasten@statgen.ncsu.edu>]

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Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 16:19:06 -0700
Subject: Re: [sumo] Akebono in SI...
From: Earle Jones <earle.jones@comcast.net>

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Just a comment on two of the Hawaiians:

1.  Duke Kahanamoku was a fantastic swimmer.  He set the world record
in the 100-yard freestyle, winning the Olympic gold medal in 1912
(slightly before my time:-).  He practically single-handedly invented
sport surfing.

2.  Herman Wedemeyer played halfback at Saint Mary's College in an
Oakland, CA suburb.  In the mid-1940s Saint Mary's had about 500
students total.  He was a concensus All-American back in the days when
half-backs ran the ball, passed, kicked, and whatever else came up.  He
finished high in the Heisman trophy voting three times, losing out to
greats like Doc Blanchard and Glen Davis, the two Army backfield aces.

Off topic but interesting!

earle
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On Saturday, October 25, 2003, at 11:43  AM, Jeanne Hedge wrote:

> ...kind of.
>
> In the most recent issue of "Sports Illustrated" (Oct 27; NBA Preview
> issue, LeBron James on the cover), Hawaii is featured in their "50
> States in 50 Weeks" feature.
>
> The Alltime Best section of this feature (the featured state's top
> homegrown sports figures) includes Chad Rowan. There's a small photo
> (a head shot) next to his entry, which reads:
>
> Chad Rowan, Sumo Wrestler
> The 6'8", 515-pound grad of Waimanalo's Kaiser High was the first
> American to become a _yokozuna_ (grand champion) in sumo. Wrestling in
> Japan under the name Akebono from 1988 to 2001, he won 11 tournaments,
> the seventh most by a grand champion.
>
>
> The other 5 people in the Alltime Best section are Duke Kahanamoku
> (Swimmer), Clarence (Buster) Crabbe (Swimmer), Russ Francis (Football
> player), Mosi Tatupu (Football player), and Herman Wedemeyer (Football
> player).  The other 44 members of Hawaii's Top 50 is on SI's website.
>
>
> Jeanne
>
>
> http://www.jhedge.com
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> [EndPost by Jeanne Hedge <jhedge@rcn.com>]
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