Re: Sentoryu etc.

[Yugo Yodogawa <yyy@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>]

> 	If I am remembering an article in Sumo World correctly, Henry
> Miller was born at Yakota Air Force base outside of Tokyo, the son of a
> Japanese mother and a black US father, an enlisted airman.  He was born at
> the same time as the first moon landing, which accounts for the
> "Armstrong" middle name.  He grew up in St Louis, and played high school
> football, whereupon he wrecked his knees, and excluded a college football
> career.  His wrecked knees, unfortunately, have accounted for his slow
> rise in professional sumo (I believe that he came in at the same time as
> Akebono).  My question is this:  is he the first rikishi from the US
> outside of Hawaii?
> Seelye Martin 

Of course Sentoryu is not quite yet a rikishi, but at any rate, according to
my '94 Ozumo Kansen Guide, there was a rikishi in Showa 19-nen from Colorado
named Kiichiro Ozaki.  He lasted a whopping 10 matches in makuuchi at
Maegashira 20.  

Has anyone heard Sentoryu speak?  Does he speak Japanese?  I'm assuming he's
an American citizen, but does anyone know for sure?
-yugo