Fab 50: Jesse Sapolu
Former UH offensive lineman Jesse Sapolu is profiled as part of the Advertiser's list of the top 50 sports persons/teams/people who helped change or shape the landscape in Hawai'i sports since 1959.
"Playing on 'Monday Night Football', I knew there were thousands of young kids watching. Whenever I was on TV being interviewed I had to carry myself in a positive manner," said Sapolu, a two-time Pro Bowler who played guard and center from 1983-97 with the 49ers. "At the end of the day those kinds of things influence kids more than any block I made on the field.
"Now, when I do endorsements — I've been retired for over 12 years — and companies come up to you because they want you to be a spokesman for their company because of the way you conducted yourself off the field, 12 years later, that carries a lot more than Super Bowls, Pro Bowls and other accomplishments. Then maybe I did walk the right path."
posted by Tombo Ahi @ 7/19/2009 11:09:00 AM HST permalink
2 Comments:
At Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 4:13:00 PM HST,
Anonymous said…
Excellent choice to represent Hawaii! Thanks for providing this for us to read!
At Monday, July 20, 2009 at 7:55:00 AM HST,
Tombo Ahi said…
i love the centurions and fab 50 articles. great to learn/be reminded of the history of UH sports.
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