https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/football/rainbow-warriors-sapolu-tuinei-in-poly-hall-of-fame-class-of-2015/ Thu, 09 Oct 2014 20:18:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/football/rainbow-warriors-sapolu-tuinei-in-poly-hall-of-fame-class-of-2015/#comment-2569132 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 20:18:04 +0000 http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=25014#comment-2569132 That’s a good question and a topic for tomorrow’s column. I tend to agree with the sentiment that the Kailua High alum helped bring a lot of positive exposure to football in the islands (with the help of Howard Cosell) in the 1970s and 80s. Not necessarily sure I agree that he should be in this class, ahead of many others who are at least as deserving.

]]> https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/football/rainbow-warriors-sapolu-tuinei-in-poly-hall-of-fame-class-of-2015/#comment-2569106 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 18:38:01 +0000 http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=25014#comment-2569106 what did RF contribute or coach in regards to Polynesian football?

]]> https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/football/rainbow-warriors-sapolu-tuinei-in-poly-hall-of-fame-class-of-2015/#comment-2569063 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 07:37:41 +0000 http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=25014#comment-2569063 Russ Francis is not of Polynesian ancestry. He was voted in to the hall in the contributor/coach category, which does not require Polynesian ethnicity.

]]> https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/football/rainbow-warriors-sapolu-tuinei-in-poly-hall-of-fame-class-of-2015/#comment-2569062 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 07:31:16 +0000 http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=25014#comment-2569062 is russ francis a Polynesian? Are not his whole family from Oregon originally and all white?

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