Originated during the 1979 football season when a group of Hawaiʻi residents with roots in Wyoming created a traveling prize to be presented to the winner of the Wyoming-Hawaiʻi football game. It was originated to strengthen the bonds of friendship between these two universities. Paniolo is the Hawaiʻian term for Cowboy. The two institutions thank the Paniolo Preservation Society for donating this beautiful bronze featuring Hawaiʻian Cowboy Ikua Purdy.
Originated during the 1979 football season when a group of Hawaiʻi residents with roots in Wyoming created a traveling prize to be presented to the winner of the Wyoming-Hawaiʻi football game. It was originated to strengthen the bonds of friendship between these two universities. Paniolo is the Hawaiʻian term for Cowboy. The two institutions thank the Paniolo Preservation Society for donating this beautiful bronze featuring Hawaiʻian Cowboy Ikua Purdy.