ABOUT THE BOOK:
Hawaii sits in the middle of the ocean like a gigantic chunk of blue-green gemstone that has been cut whole and set neatly into place. Sparkling, at its center, is the radiance of a top-20 college-football program that experts said was ‘absolutely impossible’ to build.

Ostracized and shunned for years by the college-football powers-that-be, the Warriors’ talent has overcome such bias: They have crashed the pious gates of self-righteous coaches, fans and media, forcing the world to recognize their staggering accomplishments.

With Coach June Jones at the helm, since 1999 the Warriors have played in 5 bowl games. led the country in offense twice, groomed 10 All-Americans, 56 allconference performers and 16 NFL draft picks, including 5 drafted in 2007. Jones has, in his own words, “done it with mirrors,” miraculously assembling one of the most talented, disciplined football teams against insurmountable odds.

The most authoritative and significant book in the history of the University of Hawaii football, Hawaii Warrior Football: A Story of Hope and Redemption is drawn directly from authorized inside sources during quarterback Colt Brennan’s backstretch sprint for the Heisman Trophy.

This uniquely Hawaiian book, with its powerful vortex of football, passion and people, will pull in the most casual reader for the ride of a lifetime.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
As a young contributor to Sport magazine, where he would later become pro football editor, J. David Miller was the first writer to nationally document the amazing success of Coach Mouse Davis and his Run ‘n’ Shoot offense—the offense that would eventually lead Hawaii and countless other pro and college teams to prominence. Davis’ protégé at this time was assistant coach June Jones, who became one of Miller’s most trusted NFL sources during his entire tenure as a pro football insider.

Miller has written eight books, including Third and Long (Fleming H. Revell, 1986), Elvis Don’t Like Football (MacMillan, 1990), The Super Book of Pro Football (Little, Brown & Co., 1990), and Hank Stram’s Pro Football Scouting Report (Bonus Books, 1991-92). He is a also a contributing freelance writer to dozens of national periodicals.

Miller lives in Florida with his wife, Laurie, and their four daughters. He is a skilled diver, both free and scuba, with experience in four oceans. A novice sailor and surfer, he also enjoys music, reading, and of course, writing.