#47
Class: Freshman
Position: Wide Receiver
HT/WT: 6’1’’ / 190 lbs
2010:
- Chris with fomer Rainbow Warrior Cy Hirota and other friend
Post High School:
- Served in the US Air Force and was stationed in South Korea.
- He has spent 6 years being a Korean and German translator, spending 5 years in Korea and 1 year on the East Coast.
- He then moved to Hawai'i and joined the Air National Guard.
- Thoughts of becoming a Warrior started when he played in a flag football league run by former Rainbow Warrior WR Cy Hirota. With Cy’s help and guidance, Chris began preparing for the Spring Walkon tryouts. He recently ran the 40 in 4.4 seconds and benched 225lbs 17 times and maxed out at 335 lbs
Prep:
Attended Clovis High School for three years, spent a semester in Germany, then Graduated from Buchanan High School in 2002.
Personal:
Christopher Pemberton was born on May 4, 1983 in Fresno, California. He has a younger sister and brother.
Fun Facts:
- During his High School years, he played in hockey tournaments in North and South California,
- He also enjoys playing baseball and basically any sport thrown at him.
- While in Korea, he taught sports (football, baseball, golf, swimming, etc) through a mix of English and Korean to Korean kids who were trying to improve not only their English skills but their sports skills as well.
- He was also a DJ at various night clubs in Seoul Korea
- One of his best friends (Dan Sandrin) plays on the South Korean National Basketball Team
- Clovis High produced MLB All-Star Johnny Estrada, Current NFL TE Stephen Spach
- Buchanan High produced Current NFL Safety Matthew Giordano
- His family and relatives were hard core Fresno State fans
See Related Stories:
http://hawaiiathletics.com/roster.aspx? ... h=football
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/artic ... 10355.html
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Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Chris Pemberton
