Hank Hughes


Henry Thomas "Honolulu" Hughes Jr. was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Boston Braves. He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers.
Hughes graduated from Punahou School in 1927, and became the first Native Hawaiian to attend Oregon State University. While a football player for the Beavers, he would entertain the crowds during halftime by kicking the ball barefoot. After college, he became the first native Hawaiian to play professional football.