QBs for Charity, Day 4 Vids

Dave Reardon writes about a new charity event announced by June Jones.

Warriors coach June Jones -- who was a UH quarterback himself, in 1973 -- announced an inaugural event yesterday called Warrior Quarterbacks for Charity.

Jones was joined by current Warrior QBs Colt Brennan and Tyler Graunke and former Rainbows Michael Carter, Elroy Chong and Richard Mamiya at a news conference promoting the Aug. 20 dinner at the Kahala Hotel and Resort. Proceeds benefit Friends of Hawaii Charities, H.U.G.S. and the June Jones Foundation.

Jones expects around 16 quarterbacks to attend the event, which will feature silent and live auctions of memorabilia.

Notre Dame walk-on Rudy Ruettiger of the movie "Rudy" fame will appear, and Henry Kapono will entertain.

Visit www.WarriorQuarterbacks.com or call 956-6508 for ticket information.

And here's a link to WarriorQuarterbacks.com. Be there!

Below the story on the charity, Reardon writes a nice profile of Elroy Chong, who has helped June Jones recover from his accident in 2001.

Chong and Jones said the respect they had for each other as friends and athletes was key to Jones' recovery.

"I felt he'd coach again, because his faculties were there," Chong said. "I wasn't sure how he would respond physically, and I'm sure he's hurting to this day. His neck, his hip, his shoulder, his knee, his wrist, his elbow. There were so many different injuries."

Jones said he began receiving treatment from Chong about a month after the accident, in which he was critically injured.

"He pushed me like an athlete, every day," said Jones, who received physical therapy for over a year. "He set aside time for me. He's one of the most giving people that you will ever meet."

Jones returned to coaching duties in time for preseason camp in August 2001. The Warriors went 9-3 that year, and Jones' coaching record at UH is actually better after the accident (53-27) than before it (12-13). He became the program's all-time leader in coaching wins last year.

Jones said he will never be as healthy as he was before the crash, but he's able to endure the stresses of his job thanks to routines learned from Chong.

Thank you Elroy Chong!

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Chawan Cut, king among men, has posted more sportscasts of spring practice. You can see them here at Sportshawaii.com, or you can see them below cuz I'm a biter. Let me know if all these YouTube windows are taking a long time to load.

From KHNL (Davone Bess and Adam Leonard interviewed)



From KHON (June, Colt and Solomon Elimimian interviewed)



From KITV (Sol and the Manimal interviewed about new defensive positions in the 4-3)



Thanks again to Chawan Cut, a noble and magnanimous emperor of the highest order.

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And finally, I made the banner black. How you like? Doesn't really match the whole scheme, but I think it's cool. Before the 2007 season starts I think I'm gonna redo the whole site anyway.