supabowlgang
Beginnings
It happened on
Super Bowl Sunday,
'85, in Camarillo,
California. The teams that played are long forgotten (San
Francisco 49ers with Joe Montana and Roger Craig vs. Miami Dolphins) , yet the
memories of that sun-drenched day remain vivid.
It was the
day the supabowlgang was born.
Seven of
the supabowlgang were
keiki o ka
`âina ("children of the land", i.e., born and raised in
Hawai`i);some are also known as Buddha-heads on
The Mainland.
Da Mainlan'
had sucked them away from the islands. Some by choice,
others by default. All were casualties of Hawai`i's "Brain
Drain". In time, they
came to embrace California as their home away
from home, but Hawai`i and their island identities have not been forsaken.
Three of the
supabowlgang,
by accident of birth, got a jump on California living by being born and
raised in Southern California.
The common
denominator: all real nice folks.
"The word "genius" isn't applicable in football.
A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."
~ Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback and sports analyst
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