The Centurions: #13 Ashley Lelie

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 #13, receiver Ashley Lelie.

Joe Edwards profiles Lelie.

No Hawaii fan will ever forget Lelie's spectacular, leaping, last-second touchdown grab that gave the Warriors a 38-34 victory over Fresno State. That single catch rocked Aloha Stadium. It was, perhaps, the biggest single catch in Warrior history. On national TV. Against the No. 18 team in the land. Capping a nine-catch, 122-yard effort that only got in gear after a crushing hit by Fresno State safety Cameron Worrell.

"That hit woke me up," Lelie said.

Indeed.

A couple of series later, Lelie first caught a 45-yard pass to put the Warriors in scoring position. He followed it with an 11-yard touchdown catch to put Hawaii ahead 31-27.

Fresno would rally, however, going ahead 34-31 on David Carr's 35-yard scoring pass to Rodney Wright.

Hawaii had to punt on its next possession, but UH safety Nate Jackson soon blindsided Carr. La'anui Correia recovered the fumble and the Warriors were back in business.

"That whole sequence of events, that stuck with me even through my career in the NFL," Lelie said. "That whole game is still like a dream to me. It's like an out-of-body experience. The stadium was so loud. I still get goose bumps thinking about it. That was my most fun game ever. My whole career. NFL. Ever."

Courtesy of braddahneil, here is that game-winning touchdown catch vs Fresno.