Fab 50: Timmy Chang

Stephen Tsai has a great profile of former UH QB Timmy Chang as part of the Advertiser's Fab 50 series. Here's an excerpt:

Gerald Welch, a teammate at Saint Louis and UH, said: "I don't think people gave him enough credit. He was always trying to get better. Every free time, he was in the coaches' offices, watching film and asking questions. He was dedicated to winning."

Chang played three games in 2001 before suffering a season-ending wrist injury. Rolovich took over, leading the Warriors to eight victories in the final nine games, punctuated by a thrashing of arch-rival Brigham Young.

That sparked the love-annoyed relationship between Chang and UH fans. While Chang might have been good, that wasn't always good enough.

"A couple of games, he was getting booed," Welch recalled. "But he never had anything against the fans. He never said anything bad about them."

Mililani High coach Darnell Arceneaux, a former Saint Louis quarterback, said Chang endured "trials and tribulations (at UH). It's not easy being the local boy representing the state. You're always going to be in the spotlight. There are so much more expectations. He handled it well."