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Centurions gallery, part five
POSTED: 11:18 p.m. HST, Jul 10, 2009
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COLT BRENNAN: He set or tied 31 NCAA records in a three-year career. The marks include touchdown passes in a career (131) and single season (58 in 2006). Brennan led the nation in total offense, touchdown passes, passing efficiency, points responsible for, completion percentage and passing yards in 2006. He broke 41 school records that season. Brennan was winner of the 2006 Sammy Baugh Award for the nation's best passer, and was a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award (best quarterback) and Cingular National Player of the Year.
JASON ELAM: The program's career scoring leader was named first-team All-American by Kodak and Scripps Howard (1992), and also received second-team (Football News) and third-team (Associated Press) acclaim in 1991. Elam won the WAC's Stan Bates scholar-athlete award, and was first-team All-WAC three times and second team once. He was also UH's career punting leader with a 43.51 average. His 79 of 100 field goals made included five of 50 yards or more.
AL NOGA: The only Associated Press first-team All-American in school history earned that honor in 1986 with 17 sacks, 31 tackles for loss and six forced fumbles in 12 games. He was a three-time first-team All-WAC defensive lineman and played in the Hula Bowl and the Senior Bowl.
TOMMY KAULUKUKUI: His No. 32 is the only one retired in UH football history (although inadvertently worn by another player in the 1980s). His 103-yard kickoff return against UCLA in 1935 is perhaps the most famous play in program history. Kaulukukui played on UH's last undefeated team, in 1934, and in 1935 became the school's first All-American. He was 42-19-3 in six seasons as Hawaii coach.
GARY ALLEN: He remains atop UH lists in career rushing yards (3,451), career rushing attempts (647) and 100-yard rushing games (15). Allen was a three-time first-team All-WAC pick and was drafted in the sixth round by the Houston Oilers in 1982.
JESSE SAPOLU: He was team MVP in 1982, after earning All-WAC recognition three times. Sapolu is widely considered the greatest offensive lineman in UH history. The San Francisco 49ers drafted him in the 11th round. After a slow start due to injuries, Sapolu enjoyed a 15-year NFL career that included four Super Bowl rings and three Pro Bowl selections.
NIKO NOGA: He earned All-WAC acclaim every season from 1980 to 1983, with first-team honors as a freshman and sophomore. He set single season and career records for tackles-for-loss later eclipsed by his brother, Al. Niko Noga still shares the record of five TFL in one game, as well as the standard of two blocked kicks in the same contest.
LEVI STANLEY: He was an undersized defensive tackle who made up for it with tremendous quickness and intensity. Stanley's school record of 366 career tackles lasted 26 years. In his four years, UH went 32-10-1 and he starred in the Rainbows' monumental 10-7 road upset of Washington in 1973. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers and played for the Hawaiians in the defunct World Football League. Today, he works for Matson.
CHAD OWENS: The school's all-time all-purpose yardage leader set multiple NCAA records for kick and punt returning and was a second-team Associated Press All-American in 2004. He's also in UH's top five in career receptions, receiving yards and is tied for second in touchdowns.
JERIS WHITE: He intercepted a then-school record six passes as a sophomore in 1971, including one he took back 92 yards for a touchdown, which remains second-longest in UH annals. White was named a first-team All-American by The Sporting News and Time Magazine and became the first UH player to participate in the Senior Bowl. As the 52nd selection in 1974 (Dolphins), White was UH's highest NFL Draft pick until 12 years later.
GARRETT GABRIEL: He arrived at Manoa with all-state credentials, but seemed a misfit as a drop-back passer in the new spread option. Gabriel still finished his career atop most school passing categories, and is still second in passing efficiency. The 1990 second-team All-WAC performer is best known for leading the Rainbows past nemesis BYU twice by a combined score of 115-42.
BLANE GAISON: He was known for leadership, scholarship and character as much as his outstanding on-field performance that twice netted him All-WAC notice. Gaison is one of two UH football players to win the Stan Bates Award, the WAC's top scholar-athlete honor. He played for the Atlanta Falcons from 1981 to 1985 as an undrafted free agent.
ASHLEY LELIE: He went from unknown walk-on from Radford to UH's only first-round NFL Draft pick in just three seasons. His four All-America honors in 2001 include third team from the Associated Press. His height and speed made him a prototype receiver, and Lelie was second-team All-WAC in 2000 and first team in 2001.
SAMSON SATELE: Outstanding from the start, he earned freshman All-America status from Scripps-Howard/Football Writers Association of America (2003). Satele was second-team All-WAC for two years and first team as a junior and senior. He was the unquestioned leader of one of the statistically superior offenses in NCAA history in 2006.
MICHAEL CARTER: He topped 1,000 yards in both passing and rushing in 1991 and led UH to its first WAC title (1992) and a Holiday Bowl victory over Illinois. Carter ranks second in school history with 2,528 rushing yards. His 85-yard touchdown run against Air Force in 1991 is the third longest in UH history.
TIMMY CHANG: He is the NCAA leader in career passing yardage, attempts, completions, interceptions and total plays. Chang made All-WAC first team in 2004 and second team in 2002. He was MVP of the Hawaii Bowl twice, and his 36 games of 300 or more yards is another NCAA best. He had NFL tryouts and played in the CFL before retiring from football this year.
DAVONE BESS: He holds school records for receptions (293) and receiving touchdowns (41) and ranks second in receiving yards with 3,610. Named Associated Press third-team All-American in 2007. Selected to the All-WAC first team each of his three years. Now a member of the Miami Dolphins.
RAPHEL CHERRY: He was supremely talented as a passer and runner, leading UH in both in 1984. He passed for 18 touchdowns with just five interceptions in 1983. Cherry played three NFL seasons as a safety. He is imprisoned at The Cummins Unit in Arkansas after being convicted of murder in 1999.
Vince Manuwai: He attained All-WAC recognition three times (2000-02) and played in the Senior Bowl. Manuwai was twice named UH's Warrior of the Year for offense. He anchored lines that keyed school records in total offense in 2001 (462.7) and 2002 (495.6).
JEFF ULBRICH: He was a first-team All-WAC pick his senior season, when he set a school mark with 169 tackles. In nine seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, Ulbrich has continued his prolific tackling, with 486 stops, including 357 solo tackles.
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