Tom Kaulukukui
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Thomas Kaulukukui 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. 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.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player and coach. He served as the head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
at the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii at Manoa
The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system...
in 1941, as co-head coach with Eugene Gill
Eugene Gill
Eugene "Luke" Gill was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Hawaii from 1940 to 1941. In 1941, Gill and Tom Kaulukukui were co-head coaches at Hawaii.-Football:-External links:...
, and from 1946 to 1950. 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
College Football All-America Team
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Casper Whitney and published in This...
player. His number, #32, remains the only number to have ever been retired by the Hawaii football
Hawaii Warriors football
The Hawaii Warriors football team represents the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team, which is currently coached by Greg McMackin, is part of the Western Athletic Conference until 2012, when the team joins the Mountain West Conference.The Hawaii Warriors...
program. Kaulukukui died on March 9, 2007 at the age of 94.