Warriors Win WAC!
November 24, 2007 8:55 am > MAUI TODAY |
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Int’l Drum Month
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Koa, pu‘ale: Warrior HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “When one learns to be a warrior, one must also learn to run.”
YESTERDAY - November 23:
UH Warriors remain undefeated and win the WAC college football championship by defeating Boise State 39-27 in Oahu’s Aloha Stadium. UH Quarterback Colt Brennan, passing for for 495 yards, sets an all-time college passing record while continuing his quest for the Heisman Trophy. The Warriors hope for a Sugar Bowl bid after the season’s final game against Washington next Friday. Read full story in the Star-Bulletin …
Born on this Day — November 24th
1632: Benedict de “Baruch” Spinoza, philosopher
1713: Father Junipero Serra, Spanish missionary
1713: Laurence Sterne, novelist/satirist
1784: Zachary Taylor, 12th US President
1849: Frances Hodgson Burnett, children’author
1864: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, painter
1868: Scott Joplin, entertainer/composer
1876: Walter Griffin, architect/city planner
1888: Dale Carnegie, author/lecturer
1911: Kirby Grant, actor (Sky King)
1912: Garson Kanin, American playwright/producer
1912: Geraldine Fitzgerald, actress
1917: Howard Duff, actor
1921: John V Lindsay, Mayor NYC
1925: William F Buckley Jr, columnist
1935: Ron Dellums, Okalna, CA Congressman
1937: Oscar Robertson, Basketball player
1939: Johnny Carve, Country singer
1940: Donald “Duck” Dunn, Rock musician
1941: Pete Best, Rock musician
1941: Donald “Duck” Dunn, Rock musician
1942: Billy Connolly, comedian/actor
1942: Marlin Fitzwater, press secretary
1946: Ted Bundy, serial killer
