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By TOM SHANAHAN and Edited by LIA KAMANA

How Duffy Put Hawaii on America’s Football Map by Tom Shanahan is a compelling, visually engaging story that uncovers a little-known chapter of American sports history how Hawaiian athletes transformed college football and built a lasting legacy on the mainland.
Blending history, biography, and cultural storytelling in a unique illustrated format, this book follows legendary coach Duffy Daugherty and his groundbreaking recruitment of Hawaiian and Polynesian players to Michigan State. Through pioneers like Tommy Kaulukukui, Bob Apisa, and Charlie Wedemeyer, readers witness how talent from the islands reshaped the game and broke cultural barriers.
From the “Game of the Century” to the rise of the famed “Hawaiian Pipeline,” this story celebrates resilience, opportunity, and the powerful connection between Hawaii and American football.
Perfect for sports fans, young readers, and history enthusiasts, this book shines a spotlight on the athletes and visionaries who helped put Hawaii on the football map forever changing the game.

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— Tom Shanahan is an award-winning sportswriter with two books on college football integration, “RAYE OF LIGHT, Jimmy Raye, Duffy Daugherty, the Integration of College Football and the 1965-66 Michigan State Spartans,” and “THE RIGHT THING TO DO, The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s.” They are the most accurate accounts of college football integration in the 1950s and 1960s. They also debunk myths about the 1970 USC-Alabama game. The false narrative co-opted the stories of the true pioneers who stood up to Jim Crow and the KKK.

— Two children’s books also explain Michigan State College Football Hall of Fame coach Duffy Daugherty’s impact on integration through the Underground Railroad and the Hawaiian Pipeline: “DUFFY’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD” and “HOW DUFFY PUT HAWAII ON AMERICA’S FOOTBALL MAP.”

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PURCHASE LINKS, non-fiction books

— RAYE OF LIGHT, August Publications or on Amazon.

— THE RIGHT THING TO DO, August Publications or on Amazon.

PURCHASE LINKS, children’s books

— DUFFY’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, Order from Barnes and Noble here and Amazon here. 

— HOW DUFFY PUT HAWAII ON AMERICA’S FOOTBALL MAP, coming soon on Barnes and Noble and Amazon.