Football Alumni - Murray "Whiplash" Cassidy

[Na Koa Mike]

Have you ever wondered where life took a player after he graduated? This is homecoming week and we embark on a journey today of trying to catch up with as many former players as we can.

Our first alumnus is Greg Johnson who was a member of the 1968 to 1970 teams which had a 22-8-1 record. A receiver, Johnson caught 22 passes for 226 yards (16.1 YPC) and 1 touchdown.

http://www.nakoa.org/2012/10/football-a ... g-johnson/

[Haynr8dr]

Nice story. Mahalo for sharing. I barely paid attention to football pre-70s. Around the mid-70s is when I paid closer attention.

[Na Koa Mike]

Our journey catching up with our football alumni continues today with Mike Biscotti. Biscotti was a quarterback on the 1970 to 1972 teams which went 24-9. He ranks 14th in career passing at UH and threw for 2,161 yards and 12 touchdowns in his career.

http://www.nakoa.org/2012/10/football-a ... -biscotti/

[2left]

Awesome picture -- I actually thought it was Photoshopped!

Our journey catching up with our football alumni continues today with Mike Biscotti. Biscotti was a quarterback on the 1970 to 1972 teams which went 24-9. He ranks 14th in career passing at UH and threw for 2,161 yards and 12 touchdowns in his career.

http://www.nakoa.org/2012/10/football-a ... -biscotti/

[Haynr8dr]

Mahalo!

While his name is vaguely familiar, some of his teammates' names, hence the person, I remember pretty well.

[ABUNAI]

Looking at that picture seems like our uniforms were gold and white.

[RedZone]

Looking at that picture seems like our uniforms were gold and white.

That was an away game. Our home jerseys were green with white numbers. Those gold helmets were really nice. And we ran the pro-set offense. And back then we had about 9 home games.

[Na Koa Mike]

Jerry Marcellino was a center on the 1976 to 1979 teams during the era when the University of Hawaii transitioned into Division 1 football and from an independent to Western Athletic Conference membership in 1979.

http://www.nakoa.org/2012/11/football-a ... arcellino/

[Na Koa Mike]

We're catching up with Kelly McGill today.

McGill was an offensive lineman on the 1991 to 1994 teams. McGill was an undersized (6-1, 246) starter at right tackle on the 1992 co-WAC championship and Holiday Bowl champion team. He was an honorable mention All-WAC performer in his senior year.

http://www.nakoa.org/2012/11/football-a ... ly-mcgill/

[Haynr8dr]

Mahalo for these blasts from the past. McGill and Marcellino I do remember.

[RedZone]

We're catching up with Kelly McGill today.

McGill was an offensive lineman on the 1991 to 1994 teams. McGill was an undersized (6-1, 246) starter at right tackle on the 1992 co-WAC championship and Holiday Bowl champion team. He was an honorable mention All-WAC performer in his senior year.

http://www.nakoa.org/2012/11/football-a ... ly-mcgill/

One of my favorite olineman of all time. Tenacious, mean, nasty and a motor that won't quit. This is how I want our current oinemen to play.

[Na Koa Mike]

The football alumni series continues with Karl Kleinkopf. Kleinkopf was an offensive tackle on the 1968 and 1969 teams which went 13-6-1.

http://www.nakoa.org/2012/11/football-a ... kleinkopf/

[Na Koa Mike]

We caught up with football alumni Jim Roberts. Roberts was a defensive and running back on the 1964 to 1967 teams. In his senior season Roberts rushed for 299 yards on 64 carries (4.4 ypc) and 3 touchdowns. He also caught a pass for 4 yards. He had over 600 career rushing yards (incomplete records pre-1967). An outstanding student athlete, Roberts was awarded an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship in 1967-68.

http://www.nakoa.org/2012/11/football-a ... m-roberts/

[Haynr8dr]

Mahalo again.

These are great stories. A simple reminder that the UH is a higher-learning institution - these guys very successful outside the realm of football.

[Na Koa Mike]

Jon Weber was an offensive tackle on the 1968 and 1969 teams that went that 13-6-1. An outstanding lineman, Weber was named to the UPI 1st Team Little All-Coast Team in 1969 and played in the 1970 Hula Bowl.

http://www.nakoa.org/2012/11/football-alumni-jon-weber/