The Centurions: 96-100

Today, the Star-Bulletin kicks off their countdown of "The Centurions", the 100 greatest UH football players in the program's 100 year history. Numbers 96 to 100, along with accompanying photo illustrations (which I hope they make into actual sports cards) are:

100. Craig Stutzmann, receiver
99. Jake Ingram, long snapper
98. Alex Kaloi, quarterback
97. Rusty Holt, back
96. Larry Price, OL/DL

Dave Reardon writes about the process of choosing the players for the list, and thanks all the people involved.

"This was ... daunting."

Those were the words of Star-Bulletin sportswriter Billy Hull as he turned in his ranking of the 100 greatest football players in University of Hawaii history. It was a tough job for all who voted, and there's no way we could have put this together without the input of many people who covered, coached and played UH football.

The list of voters and advisers follows; we thank them all, including the ones who chose not to be acknowledged: Randy Cadiente, Bobby Curran, Rob DeMello, Billy Hull, Eddie Inouye, June Jones, Jason Kaneshiro, Robert Kekaula, Jim Leahey, Kanoa Leahey, George Lumpkin, Brian McInnis, Greg McMackin, Lyle Nelson, Larry Price, Kalani Simpson, Dick Tomey, John Veneri, Bob Wagner, Ben Wood.

The head coaches listed all either provided comments or consulted in other ways; they chose not to vote, although most did provide No. 1 choices, which we will reveal later. We also conferred with several former players from different eras who chose to not be acknowledged.

And Reardon profiles #96, Larry Price.

It wasn't always Perry on the left, Price on the right. Some recall when it was Ellis on the left, Price all over the place.

Left tackle Agenhart Ellis played with Larry Price on the University of Hawaii football team in 1963 and '64, before Price became an assistant coach, then head coach.

"A man, older than us. And he played that way," Ellis said.

Way before radio stardom, Price was a rugged 6-foot-1, 240-pound bulldog home from the Army, playing wherever needed, up and down the lines. Normally middle guard on defense and right tackle on offense.

UPDATE: Both Jason Kaneshiro and Dave Reardon write about the UH football Centurions list on their respective blogs. From Kaneshiro:

Today’s first installment provides a taste of what’s to come between now and August. The first five touches both the program’s formative years (No. 97 Rusty Holt, a star in the 1920s) and the recent past (No. 99 Jake Ingram, who finished his career last fall). Also in today’s edition are:
>> No. 100 Craig Stutzmann: His punt into the stands against BYU in 2001 alone has to be worth a few points, right?
>> No. 98 Alex Kaloi: A key figure in the 1974 win over the Cougars and father to successful tennis-playing daughters.
>> No. 96 Larry Price: Who earned greater prominence after his playing days.
It’ll be fun to see the list unfold and hopefully it delivers a football fix until fall camp. Enjoy.