Tom Kaulukukui

Tom Kaulukukui
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1913-01-22)January 22, 1913
Kalihi, Honolulu, Hawaii
Died March 9, 2007(2007-03-09) (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

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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