The Centurions: 31-35

The Star-Bulletin's countdown of UH football's "Centurions", the 100 greatest players in the University of Hawaii's 100 years of football, continues with numbers 31-35:

35. Walter Murray, receiver
34. Dan Robinson, quarterback
33. Travis Sims, running back
32. Ma'a Tanuvasa, defensive lineman
31. Solomon Elimimian, linebacker

Joe Edwards profiles Bam-Bam, i.e. running back Travis Sims.

If ever there was a back you could count on for the tough yards when you really needed them, he was your guy.

And if ever there was a guy tailor-made for the spread -- as preached by Paul Johnson -- it was Sims.

The base play in the former UH offensive coordinator's attack is the fullback dive. Straight ahead, right behind the guard. Sims was built for it.

"Travis was a great fit for our offense and a really good person," said Johnson, now head coach at Georgia Tech. "He had great balance, good vision and deceptive speed for a guy his size. He had really big legs and broke a lot of tackles."

Said Sims, "I'm a kind of quick, fast-hitting guy. That offense was perfectly made for me. The first guy that I looked for was one of the DBs. I'd step up and hit him right in the mouth. I figured he'd be reluctant to step up there next time."